Submersible Exosuit lets divers plunge to 1,000 ft below the surface
• gizmag.comThanks largely to Hollywood blockbuster franchises, humanity seems to be in the grips of a global obsession with exosuits.
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Underwater Exploration and Living
Oxygen absorbing material may allow us to breathe underwater
• gizmag.comUsing specially synthesized crystalline materials, scientists from the University of Southern Denmark have created a substance that is able to absorb and store oxygen in such high concentrations that just one bucketful is enough to remove all of the
New map shows world's seafloor in unprecedented detail
• gizmag.comGiven they aren't covered by oceans, it's maybe not so surprising that we know more about the topography of the Moon and Mars than we do about Earth's ocean depths.
'Alien eggs' wash up on a Sydney beach
• http://therawfeedlive.com*Like right out of the scene from the Ron Howard 80's motion picture "Cocoon" Visitors from outer space or a natural phenomena? Surfers and early morning walkers were stunned to find thousands of 'alien eggs' on a Sydney beach this weeken
New Robotic Hands Let Deep-Sea Divers Grasp And Prod
• popsci.comA new three-finger "extensor" will help divers manipulate objects as easily in water as in air. Just like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
H2OME ? Your house at the bottom of the ocean
• gizmag.comLiving on the bottom of the ocean is not a new concept. It's a theme that has been visited in literature, cinema, games, and even a few hotels have capitalized by offering underwater rooms.
Underwater Flight in a DeepFlight Super Falcon
• deepflight.comThe DeepFlight Difference
DeepFlight Dragon set to usher in the era of the personal submarine
• gizmag.comNo one with red blood in their veins buys a sports car and hands the keys to a chauffeur, so one of the barriers to truly personal submarining has long been the need for a trained pilot,......
Triton oxygen mask allows underwater breathing without oxygen tanks
• https://www.youtube.comTriton oxygen mask allows underwater breathing without oxygen tanks
How We Can Get Submarines to Travel at Supersonic Speed
• Wired.comChinese researchers say they are developing technology that would allow submarines to travel more than 750 mph. That's faster than commercial aircraft fly, and yes, it is possible.
Hundreds of Methane Plumes Erupting Along East Coast
• yahoo.comIn an unexpected discovery, hundreds of gas plumes bubbling up from the seafloor were spotted during a sweeping survey of the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 minutes by Chinese supersonic submarine
• scmp.comChinese eye 'supercavitation' technology as future of underwater travel
How Scientists Upgraded Alvin Into a Superpowered Sub
• http://www.wired.com, By Jeffrey MarlowDeep-sea explorers and scientists have long relied on the Alvin submersible, based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, to visit the abyssal depths.
Video: Great White Sharks Chomp On An Underwater Robot
• popsci.comOm nom nom
A Jetpack For Divers
• popsci.comDive in and explore
A Spaceship For The Sea
• http://www.popsci.com, By Ajai RajThis vertical structure will allow scientists to better study the ocean.
Video: Fabien Cousteau Answers Your Questions About Life Under The Sea
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rose PastorPlus, a tour of the underwater lab Aquarius
The Skimmer – 100 km/h ground effect recreational water toy
• gizmag.comFebruary 22, 2007 Recreational vehicles will come in many different forms in the future as a raft of developing enabling technologies spawn new categories of technologically-enhanced ground, water and aircraft
Before Avatar ... a curious boy
• http://www.ted.com, TED2010James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own.
This Underwater Microphone Could Find the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet
• Wired.comAuthorities are all but certain Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went down in the south Indian Ocean in water that may be as deep as 23,000 feet.
Giant Robot Crab Walks, Is Probably Coming Right For You
• http://www.popsci.com, By Colin LecherNext stop: ocean floor.
An Injured Dolphin Approached this Diver for Help. Then This Happened - The power of LOV3...
• YouTube.ComA Bottlenose Dolphin needed my help to get a fishing hook and line of it's left pectoral fin.
Underwater drones to map world's oceans
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Rhiannon WilliamsA fleet of 16 underwater drones are to trawl the world's oceans as part of a research project into mapping the world's oceans
See the ocean from a shark’s eye view with Shark Cam
• salon.comResearchers attached cameras to the fins of sharks then set them free to do their thing
Giant Pacific Octopus Wrestles with Divers for Camera [Video]
• http://www.natureworldnews.comScuba divers, Warren Murray and David Malvestuto, wrestled with a curious giant Pacific Octopus that tried to take their camera.
Lasers poised to supercharge underwater communications
• dvice.comLi-Fi, the technology which allows light in the visible spectrum to be used to transfer data, will someday soon give us all super-fast Internet connectivity through our desk lamps.
Study Finds Biofluorescence In Fish Isn’t So Rare After All
• redorbit.comA new study in the journal PLOS ONE has revealed biofluorescence in over 180 fish species and opened the door to the discovery of new fluorescent proteins that could be used in biomedical research.
U.S. Navy testing underwater drones
• thelibertybeat.comThe United States Navy is planning to launch its $56 million underwater drone project in 2014.
Mini arm-worn jet packs let you soar underwater like Superman
• dvice.comGive your legs a break from all that intense underwater kicking with these mini jet packs that strap onto your arms and propel you through the water. At least that's what S.C.P. Marine Innovation, a U.K.-based startup hopes to deliver next year.
David Lang: My underwater robot
• ted.comDavid Lang is a maker who taught himself to become an amateur oceanographer -- or, he taught a robot to be one for him. In a charming talk Lang, a TED Fellow, shows how he and a network of ocean lovers teamed up to build open-sourced, low-cost underw
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