The Zero Power Ballast Control, developed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Bioenergy and Biofabrication Section in the Chemistry Division and the Physical Acoustics Branch of the Acoustic Division, is a technology that relies on microbial energy, enabling unsupervised underwater sensing and subsequent surfacing and reporting capabilities.

Source: U.S. Navy, Marine Corps tests autonomous zero-power bathythermograph sensors


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