But Lampetra's unique propulsion system could also have useful applications, as it has proved an efficient way to move a machine through water.
Unlike scuba fins, which are short and stiff, these extend two feet from my toes and are springy, designed to move the diver through the water with as little effort as possible, conserving oxygen.
Ships spend significant amounts of energy pushing through water as they move forward.
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Binkley, 51, director of Turning Point Women's Healthcare in Alpharetta, Georgia, said the strenuous paddling motion needed to move the 40-foot boat through the water helps breast cancer patients heal.
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Residents in a North Yorkshire town have been warned to move furniture and belongings upstairs after water began to seep through flood defences.
If they survive as the vessels move through the electric field, perhaps they could escape back into the water on the other side.
Natural gas formations are thousands of feet below drinking water aquifers so for contamination to occur the fracking solution would have to move through multiple layers of rocks.
It's able to navigate through 18 inches of water, crawl over boulders and rubble piles, and move in ahead of rescuers to evaluate precarious environments and help plan operations.
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While his fellow Democrats in Congress say that Brown's election means that Obama's plan to nationalize one-sixth of the US economy through his health care plan is dead in the water, Obama claims the time to move forward is now.
Among the eclectic choices: a computer game that solves scientific problems, a nonprofit co-founded by actor Matt Damon that leverages donor funds to provide microloans to clean water projects and a venture by Japanese technology giant Mitsubishi that makes ships move more efficiently through the ocean, cutting down on CO2 emissions.
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