THANKS TO WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, THEY CAN >> THIS IS EVERY THIRD YEAR IN A ROW WE HAVE BEEN GROWING SHRIMP.
ANTHONY: IF JUMB SHRIMP IS THE CLASSIC OXYMORON, MIDWESTERN SHRIMP CAN’T BE FOR BEHIND.
BUT UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCIENTIST MICHAEL CHAMBERS IS DEVELOPING THEM TO AQUACULTURE SYSTEM THAT WILL GRO SHARE -- GROW SHRIMP ANYWHERE.
>> THEY GROW 1.5 GRAMS PER WEEK.
WE CAN TAKE THIS TINY SHRIMP AND IN FOUR MONTHS, HAVE IT ABOUT 20 GRAMS, WHICH YOU CAN TAKE TO MARKET.
ANTHONY: THE SECRET IS IN THIS BROWN WATER KNOWN AS BIOFLOC.
>> IT IS BROWN, LIVING WATER.
ANTHON IT PROVIDES PROTEIN-RICH NUTRIENTS ON WHICH THE SHRIMP FEED AND ALSO RECYCLES THEIR WASTE.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IS THE BROWN DIGESTIVE TRACT.
THAT SHOWS US THEY ARE EATING WELL.
IT IS FULL.
WE ARE OPTIMIZING THEIR GROWTH RATES.
ANTHONY: CHAMBERS SEES THIS AS A VIABLE CROP FOR FISHERMEN DURING ALL SEASONS, AND FOR FARMERS ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
ALREADY IT IS USED BY SCORES OF FARMERS IN THE MIDWEST.
THESE ARE MOSTLY SMALL SWIMMING POOLS IN THEIR BASEMENT WERE BORN.
-- BASEMENT WERE BARN, GENERATING $40,000 TO $60,000 INCOME.
ANTHONY: CHAMBERS AND HIS TEAM HELP STARTUPS WITH TANK DESIGN AND BIOFLOC COMPOSITION.
CHAMBERS SAYS THE SHRIMP ARE FAR SUPERIOR TO THE FROZEN VARIETY MOST OF US ARE ACCUSTOMED TO.
>> THE PROCESS SHRIMP DOES NOT HAVE AS MUCH FLAVOR, TASTE WATERED DOWN.
THESE DON’T.
IT IS A RICHER, DEEPER FLAVOR.
ANTHON A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BRIDG IS THE GOAL OF ANOTHER UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PROJECT KNOWN AS THE LIVING BRIDGE.
THE RECENTLY BUILT MEMORIAL BRIDGE CONNECTING PORTSMOUTH AND KITTERY IS OUTFITTED WITH A VARIETY OF SOPHISTICATED SENSORS.
AARO BELL IS A UNH ENGINEERING PROFESSOR.
>> W DEVELOPED THIS IDEA OF THE LIVING BRIDGE, A BRIDGE THAT HAS TO JUST THREE AND ACCESS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CAN DO MORE THAN GET YOU FROM A TO B.
CAN EDUCATE YOU, SURE YOU ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER AND ALSO ADVANCED BRIDGE DESIGN.
ANTHON SENSORS ON THE BRIDGE MONITORS STRESS, LOADS, TRAFFIC, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS LIKE WIND AND HUMIDITY.
THERE IS PLENTY OF GOOD DATA, ESPECIALLY FROM THE VERTICAL LIFT.
>> BECAUSE THI LIFTS SO OFTEN, WE GET WHAT WOULD BE AKIN TO A STRE TEST EVERY HALF AN HOUR ALL SUMMER LONG.
SO I GET A NICE, B IMPACT AND I CAN WATCH HOW THE BRIDGE RESPONSE AND WE CAN USE THAT TO CHARACTERIZE ITS PERFORMANCE.
ANTHONY: THE INFORMATION HELPS VERIFY AND REFINE COMPUTER MODELING AND WILL INFLUENCE FUTURE BRIDGE DESIGN.
BELOW THE BRIDGE IS A PLATFORM THAT GATHERS DATA ON THE ESTUARY , LIKE SOLIDITY, TEMPERATURE, AND TURBIDITY OF THE WATER.
IT ALSO HAS A TURBINE TESTING THE VIABILITY OF USING TIDAL CURRENTS TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY.
IA IS A GRADUATE STUDENT FINISHING HIS THESE THIS.
>> WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT, HOW CAN WE DO PLAY TIDAL TURBINES AT BRIDGES?
IN THE FUTURE POSSIBLY SOMEONE WILL DESIGN A BRIDGE WITH TIDAL TURBINES BUILT INTO I AND THAT IS WHEN YOU COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE A LOT OF ENERGY.
ANTHON THE DATA IS USED IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUAT CLASSES AT UNH AND AS A TEACHING TOOL IN LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
ER BELL BELIEVES THE LIVING BRIDGE CAN MAKE CONNECTIONS BEYOND JOINING NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE.
>> THAT IS HOW YOU GET THE NEXT GENERATION O ENGINEERS, NOT TALKING TO THEM ABOUT YOU SHOULD WANT TO DO MATH AND SCIENCE IT IS, YOU GET TO DO THINGS THAT MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE TO
LIVE.
BRIDGES LIKE THIS, CLEAN ENERGY.
THAT IS HOW YOU INSPIRE YOUNG ENGINEER