Japan is one step closer to endless green power

Plus: Scientists say old myths about auroras 'speaking' may actually be true. Jun 04, 2022 [Blueprint]( Although investments in renewable energy are increasing for both environmental and economic reasons, developing a sustainable alternative under any circumstance is still challenging. But now, a Japan-based company is on its way to making a groundbreaking breakthrough in this regard. The invention, on which the company has been working for over ten years, is a subsea turbine that harnesses the energy in deep ocean currents. If this initiative proves successful, it will definitely be a giant step forward toward clean, green, and safe energy production. Before we get down to this innovation, what about watching a video to see how far scientists will go to uncover the secrets of dark matter? Good morning. I'm Mert, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let's get started. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [See how far scientists are going to uncover the secrets of dark matter]( [Secrets of dark matter.]( The more you learn about cosmology, the weirder it gets. [Must Read]MUST READ [Japan's trial of a deep ocean turbine could offer limitless renewable energy]( [Sea turbine Kairyu.]( [Sea turbine Kairyu.]( IHI Corp. Japan is both power-hungry and fossil-fuel reliant making for a bad combination, but that could all soon change. The nation has now successfully tested a system relying on the deep ocean that could provide a reliable steady form of renewable energy, [according to a report]( by Bloomberg published Tuesday. A project over ten years in the making. The invention comes from Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. The company has been developing a subsea turbine that harnesses the energy in deep ocean currents for over ten years. The[giant sea turbine called Kairyu]( looks like a 330-ton airplane. It features two counter-rotating turbine fans that are connected by a massive fuselage and it functions by floating while anchoring to the sea floor at a depth of 30-50 meters (100-160 feet). IHI Corp. has ambitious plans to site the turbines in one of the world’s strongest currents (the Kuroshio Current) and transmit the power via seabed cables. Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) speculates that this current could potentially generate as much as 200 gigawatts of reliable energy. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [SCIENCE]SCIENCE [Scientists say old myths about auroras 'speaking' may actually be true]( For centuries, legends have spread rumors of the aurora "speaking" and making sounds as geomagnetic storms glimmer over the Earth's poles. Scientists have long dismissed these as psycho-acoustic phenomena — imagined sounds that don't really exist. But now, a new study by researchers at Aalto University in Finland has suggested there is a strong [link between geomagnetic fluctuations and "auroral sounds]( [READ MORE [Arrow]]( And Other Stories in Science - A rare celestial treat: [Five planets will align]( in the morning sky this month. - Astrophysicists devised a new method to [simulate a 'fuzzy' dark matter galactic halo](. - [Researchers have detected a chemical]( they thought was too unstable to survive. [INNOVATION]INNOVATION [Two Starlink RV users test it out by logging on in the middle of a forest]( Does satellite internet have any limits? SpaceX CEO Elon Musk would have you believe the possibilities are endless. Two YouTubers, Melanny Rendon and Evan Hendricks, recently posted a video on their channel, 'Out of this Van', showing them [testing Starlink RV's setup]( its internet speed, and its capability from the middle of a forest. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( And Other Stories in Innovation - NASA will [destroy a GPS navigation record]( with its upcoming moon mission. - Solar giants [battle over panel sizes]( to push into a $200-billion market. - The Air Force's [secret 6th-generation 'fighter']( now officially in development. [MAIL & MUSINGS]MAIL & MUSINGS We have been seeing more and more ocean-based renewable energy trials recently. Do you think the way to unlimited renewable energy is through the depths of the ocean? [Why not? There's no harm in trying.]( [Yes. Sounds very reasonable.]( [I do not think so. There must be a more sustainable way.]( [No. I don't think this innovation will work.]( YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Following the news that a 3D-printed human ear has been successfully transplanted into a patient for the first time, yesterday we asked if you would like a 3D-printed organ transplant. 45 percent say yes while 37 percent would choose it only if they had to. 45% Yes! Science for the win. 37% Only if I have to. 10% No… The technology is still very new. 8% Well, I’ve always wanted a tail… [QUOTE OF THE DAY]QUOTE OF THE DAY “I can live with doubt and uncertainty. I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.” Richard P. Feynman in “The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman” [THINGS WE LOVE]THINGS WE LOVE [image]( [Nikon D3500]( [image]( [TERRAMASTER F4-210 NAS Device]( [image]( [Lenovo Tab M10]( [image]( [FUFUYOU Infinity Cube]( [AND ANOTHER THING]AND ANOTHER THING - [Tropical cyclones]( All you need to know about the circular storms that occur in the tropics. - Research may reveal why people can suddenly [become frail in their 70s](. (The Guardian) - Is ['Top Gun: Maverick's DarkStar]( a real jet? It's more likely than you think. - Snow-capped [Alps are going green]( and you can see the consequences from space. (ScienceAlert) - The [electric aircraft Alia]( just completed a trip of 1,400 miles. - Using drones, satellite tracking, and infrared sensors to [improve ocean health](. (Phys.org) - This [17-million-year-old giraffe cousin]( had a neck built for combat. Prepared by Loukia Papadopoulos and Mert Erdemir Enjoy Reading? Forward this email to a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? [Join Free!]( [About Us]( [Advertise]( [Contact Us]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. Manage you e-mail preferences or unsubscribe [here](. © Copyright 2022 | The Blueprint is by Interesting Engineering, Inc. 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 | All Rights Reserved [Interesting Engineering]