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The US Navy recently completed tank tests of a new deep-diving suit called the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) system that is light and flexible, yet maintains sea-level internal pressure around the wearer even when hundreds of fee… Continue reading Game-changing DSEND suit protects deep sea divers from pressure dangers
Although scuba divers may appear to be “as free as a fish,” they’re actually loaded down with quite a bit of gear. The Avelo System is designed to help in that regard, as it moves the functionality of the buoyancy compensator into the air tank, making … Continue reading Avelo scuba system moves buoyancy control into a high-tech air tank
Swiss watchmaker ArtyA’s has grabbed a nomination for Best Dive Watch in the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2022 competition, with a depth gauge that tells a diver how deep they are by using colored bands instead of moving parts.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Dive watch shows user depth through colorful bands
Don’t look up! As of the time of this writing, there’s a decent chance that a Chinese Long March 5B booster has already completed its uncontrolled return to Earth, hopefully …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 31, 2022
Diving deep underwater while holding your breath can be risky, which is why many freedivers wear a dive computer on their wrist. The face-worn Oxama device is claimed to offer several advantages, including the fact that it speaks to its wearer.Continue… Continue reading Oxama freediving computer speaks to its wearer through their face
You can’t help but wonder what archaeologists will make of Jason deCaires Taylor’s work generations from now. If his creation of strange sunken heads in France has given them something to think about, then the British artist’s latest project, which inv… Continue reading Sunken forest invites divers to explore mysterious underwater playground
Blue Abyss Ltd. is building the world’s largest and deepest indoor pool in Cornwall. Set to hold 1.5 million ft3 (42,000 m3) of water or, to use the standard British unit, 168 million cups of tea. It will be used for testing advanced undersea robotics, as well as acting as the world’s first commercial astronaut training facility.
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A couple of years ago, LeFeet announced its S1 modular electric underwater scooter. The Chinese manufacturer is now back again, with the less expensive C1 model – and it can do more than just scoot underwater.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, Transport… Continue reading LeFeet C1 modular underwater scooter does double duty
There are already devices that allow smartphones to double either as dive computers, or as underwater cameras. The currently crowdfunding HotDive, however, does both.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Scuba, Diving Continue reading HotDive turns smartphones into dive computers – and underwater cameras
If you’re on a secret military diving mission, chances are you don’t want the enemy to see you getting into the water. That’s where VICTA comes in, as it’s a diver delivery boat that transforms into a submarine.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, Transpo… Continue reading Stealthy diver delivery boat transforms into a submarine