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Niu Durability
Submitted by Codizzle on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 9:29pmPublished in
Hey Josiah. >:) Today you and your "partners" came to our school and were talking about the Niu (of course) and my friend and i were discussing about what would happen if a wave continuously thrashed the little coconut :'( into a LARGE rock. i mean would it break or just like, keep going 0_o. K thanks :{D
P.S. sorry for spelling errors (if there are any) >:{(
What if Niu gets found by someone?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 1:38pmPublished in
What if the Niu device gets caught by a someone fishing or anything else? What would happen then?
Where is Niu?
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Four new Niu ocean drifters will be launched from Hawaii in January 2009!
The first Niu was launched on May 8, 2008 from Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu and traveled over 1,471 miles in approximately four months. The last transmission from Niu was from about 400 miles east of Midway Islands.
Deployment Locations
Submitted by Evan on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 12:12pmPublished in
After a succesful launch of the first Niu device from Waimea Bay in May 2008, we are now scouting possible locations for launching the next round of Niu devices. The students will ultimately make this decisions based on their research, but we would like to give them some information to help out.
Niu's Camera
Submitted by Evan on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 4:49pmPublished in
The new Niu ocean drifter devices that we will deploy this year will have a digital camera! The camera will have a fish-eye lens, so it will provide a really cool, wide field-of-view. Because of the optics of this type of lens, most of the focus will be on objects close to the camera. What do YOU think will show up in the photos that Niu takes? Can you think of any creative projects that we can do with all those photos?
The Coconut with a Mission
Submitted by Evan on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 4:01pmPublished in
On May 8, 2008, Project Niu launched an ocean-going sensor from Waimea Bay to teach students about the impact that each one of them can have on the environment. Perhaps the best way to understand Project Niu is through the eyes of a coconut… [read more]
Why Niu?
The name "Niu" has a dual-meaning for this project:
- Niu is the Hawaiian word for “coconut”
- Niu stands for "Nature Imparts Understanding"
The Niu device will be a small, autonomous, floating, ocean-going sensor that will be launched from somewhere in the watershed of Oahu and drift throughout the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Ocean.
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