InstrumentationBy Eric Haun By Eric Haun (Prize)(Prize)Marks the SpotMarks the SpotXXWanted: Ocean pH Sensor Technology Reward: $2 Milliononpro? t organization XPRIZE creates and manag- standing of ocean acidi? cation.es large-scale, high-pro? le competitions that aim According to XPRIZE, the oceans absorb about one quar-to stimulate research and development solutions ter of CO2 that humans release into the atmosphere, causing Nto grand problems across a number of scienti? c changes in water chemistry and increases in ocean acidity. ? elds. The group has previously held competitions targeting “Ocean acidity is a serious threat we are only beginning to advances in personalized medicine, automotive fuel ef? cien- understand,” said ocean philanthropist Wendy Schmidt. “It cy, oil cleanup and privatized space exploration, to name a could have signi? cant ecological and societal implications, few. For its latest competition, XPRIZE has partnered with the changing the health of entire ecosystems, affecting the global Wendy Schmidt Foundation to launch the $2 million Wendy economy and the biodiversity of the planet.”Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE to spur global innovators to The competition’s goal is to ultimately catalyze responses to develop ocean pH sensors that it says will transform under- the pressing changes in ocean acidity by propelling the devel-Quick FactsWhat: Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZEPrize pool: $2mDeadline: June 30, 2014Entry fee: $1,000 per team until March 31 $2,500 from April 1Web: www.xprize.orgMarch 201452 MTRMTR #2 (50-65).indd 52 MTR #2 (50-65).indd 52 2/21/2014 11:28:26 AM2/21/2014 11:28:26 AM