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Hello all I thought this was one good read so I'd just like to share with the mass :D

Immersed Senses lets scuba diver breathe and move freely underwater

Improving the limitations of current scuba diving system, designer Adam Wendel has come up with a futuristic device named the “Immersed Senses” that changes the way the diver sees, hears, and breathes underwater, allowing them to become a part of their surrounding environment. Immersed Senses is the future of underwater diving and exploration. Featuring a LED flashlight to let the diver to observe the dark depths of the ocean, the mask also includes a large OLED glass display to offer a panoramic view of the surroundings. The OLED enclosed helmet also allows the extracted oxygen to flow freely throughout the helmet, as if you are breathing on land without any breathing apparatus.

While an interactive OLED display gives access to underwater GPS maps, therefore allowing the diver to navigate efficiently throughout the ocean’s landscapes. The OLED also offers software that can identify all species of fish, coral and other ocean dwelling creatures that diver is currently viewing. With Immersed Senses, experiencing the underwater world is now fully interactive. In addition, the OLED screen depicts important info such as oxygen toxicity, nitrogen levels and even body heat to keep the diver well informed and safe.

Made in haptic glass, the device concept touts futuristic technology to the core. An optically clear glass with microscopic pours keeps water molecules out, yet it allows sound waves to pass through. Sound travels six times faster underwater than on land, however it is nearly impossible to interpret where the sound is coming from. The haptic glass interprets the sound wave orientation then displays the source and direction on the OLED display.

Water leakage is eliminated with the use of a silicone lining that seals the helmet to the skin. The silicone’s flexibility affords the diver to explore with comfortable movements. The orange side panels assist in internal circulation of the extracted oxygen. The rear of the helmet contains an electrolysis reactor that extracts oxygen from saltwater. The breathable oxygen is circulated throughout the helmet, creating a revolutionary underwater breathing experience.

Immersed Senses operates by a battery that utilizes a centrifuge mechanism to pull oxygen from seawater that begins the electrolysis reaction. Saltwater is extracted into the bottom reservoir that reacts with hydrogen gas. The saltwater is then charged by a positive and negative anode/cathode that generates breathable oxygen. Two internal devices help to circulate the oxygen to the diver’s mouth and nose.

The diver then breathes in the oxygen and out carbon dioxide, which exits the helmet. The battery and stored hydrogen can keep a diver submersed for up to 8 hours. The Immersed Senses revolutionizes how a human can breathe underwater, as well as interact with the OLED display offering a panoramic view of the deep sea.

 

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If it works and if you want to stay above 18 ft. (hardly the "deep sea"), it'll be a grand device.
 
The problem with this device is that you cannot breathe pure oxygen at depth. Pure oxygen becomes toxic at about 30 feet, maybe less.
 
18 ft is the MOD.

Not to mention the fact that you'd need over 400 square feet of membrane to extract sufficient oxygen to support a human's needs.
 
I think it is cool. Also I do not see where the diver is breathing pure oxygen. My understanding is the device breaks down the seawater into oxygen and hydrogen. The oxygen replaces the CO2 which is exhausted. Not sure what is done with the hydogen (maybe run a fuel cell). That leaves the nitrogen from the air in the divers lungs which is not used in respiration. Because of depth increases the PP of the nitrogen would decrease and would be a limiting factor but I think you could dive deeper than 20 ft or so. They could also add a small He tank to dilute the O2. The main hurdles are price and how mature the technology is that they are using. This seems rather far out there.
 
It's not pretty far out there, it defies the laws of physics and of physiology.

Just to keep the record straight, the ppN2 goes up as depth increases.
 
Leisure Pro has got them on a pre-order basis.

But, I'd wait for them to come out in Tech-Black.
 
I'd be feeling futuristic with a way to talk to my buddy via subvocalization/bone conduction, or a simple and cheap (relative to scuba prices) bubble helmet with mic/speakers. There's a lot of steps between where we are today and this pie-in-the-sky vision.
 
I'd rather have the toilet ... in fact I'd like two of them.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

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