Nova Scotia's 4Deep inwater imaging 's Software Pivotal in New Deep-Sea Find

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - April 13, 2016 - PRLog -- Scientists at Old Dominion University have used Halifax-based 4Deep inwater imaging's software to discover that large particles in the deep ocean (5500 m depth) are much more abundant than previously known.

Published earlier this month in Nature, one of the highest impact scientific journals, researchers used 4Deep inwater imaging's patented software "Octopus" to reconstruct in-situ holograms of particles in the deep ocean. The researchers also used the Octopus software to identify and measure particles observed.

Their results suggest that traditional particle sampling methods such as sediment traps and bottle samples may be inadequate in sampling all particle sizes in the deep ocean, while in-situ monitoring, such as holographic microscopy, is more accurate and useful.

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"We are very excited to have our products featured in such a high-profile journal as Nature. It is a true testament to our technology that researchers are now able to obtain results not available using traditional microscopes" - Dr. Stephen Jones, CEO 4Deep inwater imaging