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Navy tests deep diving suit that doesn’t require decompression

The Gen 0 Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) suit maintains a sea-level atmosphere, even at extreme depths.
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Vintage photos show how deep sea diving and exploration has evolved over the years

There's just something about the unknown. For the last few centuries, inventors, researchers and naval forces have worked to improve human's ability to dive deep. Things have come a long way since the ...
New Atlas

Augmented vision helmet helps deep-sea divers work in the murk

For deep-diving mixed-gas divers, it's far worse. Routinely diving below 130 ft (40 m), the divers are always in pitch darkness, relying on work and helmet lights, and they are tethered to the surface ...
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Game-changing DSEND suit protects deep sea divers from pressure dangers

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 ...
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Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' when deep diving up to 2,500 feet to avoid freezing to death

Hammerhead sharks can hold their breath to survive almost freezing-cold waters during deep dives, a study has found. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on Thursday, found ...