In reply to Lawrence de Bivort's message of Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:28:56 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Here is a better explanation of how the glider works, from the Science >Notebook of today's the Washington Post: > >Monday, February 11, 2008; Page A05 > >Motorless Sub Keeps Going > >Scientists seeking to gather temperature, salinity and other data from the >oceans have long had two choices: steam out to sea on expensive research >ships or launch unmanned submersibles whose batteries typically die in a few >days. > [snip] See also http://www.webbresearch.com/thermal_glider.htm .
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk The shrub is a plant.
