World Maritime Day!
It’s World Maritime Day, which this year celebrates new technology for a greener shipping industry. SATURN is contributing to this goal...
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Aug 2, 20221 min read
Premiering SATURN's First Video!
Learn about the research within the SATURN project on underwater radiated noise in this short video about our work.
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Jul 18, 20222 min read
Measuring & Mapping Particle Motion
One of the objectives of the SATURN project is to develop the capability to produce maps of metrics based on sound particle motion, to...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read
TSI Travel Journal #3 – Destination: SATURN 2025
Tuning up the measurement equipment for SATURN's underwater radiated noise tests
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Jul 14, 20221 min read
New Paper on Propeller Sound!
Saturn researcher Mario Felli has produced a new paper on the acoustic signature of a propeller operating upstream of a hydrofoil in the...
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Jun 28, 20222 min read
The Migradrome
Building a swim tunnel facility to test the impact of sound on the migratory decisions of fishes
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Jun 28, 20221 min read
Testing the Effectiveness of ‘Bubble Curtains’ to Reduce Ship Sound at MARIN
Saturn researchers at MARIN, the Netherlands’ Maritime Research Institute, are currently in the process of evaluating the use of air...
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Jun 28, 20221 min read
Understanding Propeller Noise
Understanding the fundamental underlying mechanisms of propeller wake vortex sound generation and propagation is very challenging, requiring
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Jun 16, 20221 min read
Travel Journal #2 - Destination: SATURN 2025
A visit to the oceanographic vessel Ángeles Alvariño! Preparations continue for the SATURN project for the November underwater noise...
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May 5, 20221 min read
TSI Travel Journal #1 - Destination: SATURN 2025
Preparing for SATURN's underwater radiated noise tests with TSI and PLOCAN
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May 4, 20222 min read
Acoustic Modelling at TNO
The Netherlands organisation for applied scientific research, TNO, is involved in various tasks in the SATURN project. TNO acoustic...
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Apr 28, 20221 min read
Saturn Featured in New Book on Underwater Noise
A new book has just been published featuring a chapter on our research from Saturn partner Eric Baudin of Bureau Veritas. Titled OCEAN...
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Apr 21, 20221 min read
New Paper on Marine Propeller Physics
Marine propellers are a significant source of noise and contribute considerably to the environmental impact of shipping. Their acoustic...
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Apr 13, 20222 min read
Art-Science Lab on Underwater Noise at the Venice Biennale
SATURN held an art-science lab titled “Boom, Crash, Wroom!” at the 2022 Venice Biennale to teach children about underwater noise.
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Apr 6, 20226 min read
Assessing the Impact of Noise on the Behaviour, Health, & Energetics of Aquatic Organisms
A key area of our research is assessing the impact of underwater radiated noise from vessels on the behaviour, health, energetics, and popul
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Mar 28, 20221 min read
Newsletter No 1 is now available!
We're pleased to bring you our first annual newsletter, summarising our research and activities since kicking off the project in February...
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Mar 25, 20221 min read
New Publication on Inner Ear Lesions Found in a Neonate Harbour Seal
SATURN researchers documented the first reported case of lesions in the inner ear of a newborn harbour seal.
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Feb 17, 20222 min read
UN ECE Inland Water Transport Meeting
The underwater radiated noise produced by inland water vessels has received comparatively little attention compared to their marine...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read
Understanding Seal Response to Shipping Noise
It may surprise you that that seals are commonly found in the Elbe river: their haul-out sites are located in the intertidal zone, close...
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Oct 14, 20212 min read
World Standards Day
Learn about how the use and development of standards underpins SATURN's research on underwater radiated noise on World Standards Day.
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