CPICS Submersible Microscope

CPICS is a submersible microscope that captures sharp, high-resolution images of plankton and suspended particles directly in the water. It uses darkfield lighting so the camera mainly sees light scattered by the organism or particle, which makes fine features stand out. The imaging space is open and flow-through, so fragile targets can pass through naturally and stay intact. The system can also sort and label images automatically using image-quality checks, in-focus detection, and trained categories.

RadBand Seawater Monitoring Bracelet

This technology is a wearable or towable sampling device that can be immersed in water to collect chemicals of interest onto a sorbent material. It also records basic context during sampling, such as time, location, and water conditions. After deployment, laboratory analysis of what was captured on the sorbent can be used to estimate the concentration of a target substance in the water.

Submersible Interferometric Sensor

This technology reads an interferometer signal using a standard spectrometer. It calculates absolute optical path length difference with very high precision, even when the spectrometer samples are not spaced in the usual “quadrature” way. It has a resolution from 1/1,000 to 1/100,000 of a wavelength, which supports high-precision sensing of parameters like refractive index, which can be used for salinity and density.

Beacon Deployment for Underwater Vehicles

Beacon Deployment for Underwater Vehicles is a payload release system for underwater vehicles and other platforms. It holds each payload by suction (vacuum), then releases it by letting water enter a chamber, and it supports passive weight compensation while a leg assembly helps the payload stand in a functional position.