Sonar
AssessTechniques
Acoustic sensing method used to map and detect objects or seabed features underwater.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 3 article(s) of evidence from 2 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 45%.
Evidence (3)
- 5The New Stack·8/31/2026researchTOON can cut token use in AI coding tools
The article argues that a coding agent’s token cost depends not only on model choice and prompts, but also on how developer tools format their output. It highlights Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON) as a lossless, more compact alternative to JSON for large uniform datasets, potentially reducing token usage in agent workflows.
- 6Hacker News·8/19/2026product_launchSondeHub grew from a joke redirect into a radiosonde tracking platform
SondeHub began in 2018 as a simple domain redirect for radiosonde filtering on Habhub, but later evolved into its own ingestion, backend, and prediction system as the original services struggled under load. The platform expanded into reverse predictions, launch-site detection, and government/military-related use cases, including requests to remove sensitive locations from maps.
- 7Hacker News·7/21/2026researchThriving coral reef rediscovered off Benin after 60 years
Scientists in Benin have rediscovered a thriving coral reef off the country's coast, more than 60 years after surveyors first reported signs of it. The site supports at least eight coral types and eight fish species, and the discovery was made using sonar surveys and deep-sea camera imaging.