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Thursday, October 17, 2002
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=4018 High-speed network could bring ocean floor to students’ desktops Corey Murray, Assistant Editor, eSchool News The best way for students to catch a glimpse of undersea life has almost always been a field trip to the aquarium. But within a few years, teachers could have a new technology resource at their disposal that turns part of the Pacific Ocean into a round-the-clock observation tank accessible from school computer labs. Labeled the NEPTUNE Project—for Northeast Pacific Time Series Undersea Networked Experiments—this University of Washington-led initiative would place nearly 2,000 miles of fiber-optic cable deep below the water’s surface in an effort to record marine life as it exists in its natural habitat. The images would be streamed in real time to classrooms, museums, and laboratories nationwide, letting students and scientists press their fingers to the glass 24 hours a day....
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