09/10/2013
Will new pH sensors really substantively help solve the ocean acidification problem?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ocean-ph-acid-x-prize
Faster cheaper easier better measurements are always good, but it is not clear how much further documenting the problem increases the probability of solving the problem.
As the world's oceans turn more acidic, a cheaper and more accurate sensor would be useful—inspiring a new $1-million award