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Interview with Tech Transfer: EIR & WHOI OTT
Earlier this year, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Office for Technology Transfer introduced an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) to help guide the WHOI...
Interview with WHOI OTT: IP Basics
Intellectual property (IP) is an essential tool for research and development, especially for early-stage, high-risk technologies. Additionally, it can be...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researchers are working to improve seaweed aquaculture scalability.
The fastest-growing aquaculture sector is seaweed farming. It can benefit marine ecosystems, farmers, and local communities by providing jobs and...
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In 2017, WHOI engineers Jeff Kaeli and Robin Littlefield entered the WHOI Office for Technology Transfer Pitchathon, intending to win translational funds to advance what was then just an idea, the Asymmetric Thruster. This novel propulsion system, now a patented and demonstrated technology, produces forward thrust – as with a traditional multi-bladed propeller – but…
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has completed a license agreement with InterOcean Systems, LLC. for an innovative marine winch design, soon to be part of the new University of Vermont research vessel. The unique winch build will enable more efficient operations for both personnel and power. The vessel is designed as a hybrid research boat…
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On average, Mars is about 140 million miles from Earth. The deepest parts of our ocean, called the Hadal Zone, are about 6.8 miles below the surface. At first thought, these places may not seem like they have much in common; but both sites face limitations for exploration and present unique technological challenges. Whether investigating…
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