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Plants Clean Air and Water for Indoor Environments

Back in the late ‘80s, NASA was looking for ways to detoxify the air in its space stations. So it conducted a study to determine the most effective plants for filtering the air of toxic agents and converting carbon dioxide to oxygen.See more on GOOD Magazine. Or the corresponding pdf’s:

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Tektite Habitat on Wikipedia

OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP) The Tektite habitat was an underwater laboratory which was the home to divers during Tektite I and II programs. The Tektite program was the first scientists-in-the-sea program sponsored nationally. The habitat capsule was placed in Great Lameshur Bay, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands in 1969 and again in 1970. Get all information on Wikipedia.

Habitat ‘Tektite’ auf Wikipedia

Ich hab’ alle auftreibbaren Informationen zum Habitat Tektite mit den MIssionen Tektite I (1969), Tektite II (1970) und Minitat auf Wikipedia zusammengetragen, wo sie hoffentlich bis in alle Ewigkeiten abrufbar bleiben. Hier geht’s zum Artikel.

Stanford’s Humanoid Diving Robot

Diving Bell ‘Medusa’

Together with the popular MARES Diving Center of IWM of Dieter Heinz in Antalya/Turkey we decided in 2006 to construct a simple diving bell for touristic purposes in a depth of appr. 9m. This diving bell would serve as an advertisement carrier, sales tool and later as a decompression stop bell if successfully positioned. It should last for at least two years being removed during six winter months. As a design we wanted the construction to follow the shape of a jelly fish and to look a bit futuristic. After agreeing and drawing the final design we calculated costs of 1000 € which included the umbrella, the skeleton, the counterweights and the working force. Continue reading “Diving Bell ‘Medusa’”

Nemo’s Garden Project by OCEAN REEF

Portulaca_sativa_01 © Wikimedia Commons, User: Burschik Growing plants in the undersea station will be very difficult. But the experiment below brought the following question to my mind: If the site of the station would be the Mediterranean, which is a subtropical environment, then the main season would be the summertime. During that period many crops would not grow due to sunlight intensity and heat. The project in the video might be an alternative to use the seawater as a light filter and cooling medium. Would it be worth to investigate?

CO2 Scrubber

Longer stays in an underwater station require systems to filter out Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) from the air that is exhaled by the aquanauts. These CO₂ scrubbers generally consist of a fan that pulls air through a canister filled with Carbon Dioxide (CO2) adsorbent, such as Sodasorb or Sodalime. To get a rough idea about CO₂ scrubbers and their prices visit the webpage of AMRON International.