Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

Since 2015, the European JPI Oceans project MiningImpact, coordinated by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, has been investigating the potential environmental impacts of deep-sea ...

This can result in ion implantation, partial amorphization, redeposition of sputtered material, and local heating. This study focused on optimizing Ga-FIB preparation of APT specimens for low ...