In recent years novel processes and materials, including graphene, have shown promise in making mining the sea a reality.
Hoshino's work joins a long tradition that includes both novel ways of recovering lithium and the wider dream of mining the sea for valuable minerals.
China and Russia have expressed interest in mining the seabed below the Indian and Atlantic oceans, respectively.
To the Editor: Before President Obama starts mining the seas for fossil fuels, why not make a higher priority of mining the brains of America for alternative energy ideas?
Media captionShould we be mining the seabed for minerals?
Looking toward the future today are people who hope to mine the seabed.
Order No. 1441 on reviewing officers' notification of rulings concerning mining at sea.
Its builder, Seacore, combines two threads of Cornwall's economic inheritance: mining and the sea.
The company came across the wreck April 1 during mining operations at sea.
Gold mining, deep-sea diving, taxi and lorry driving, rugby playing, cycling and long distance running are emasculating us.
