Author: oceanopportunity
Xploration 2050 | Humans Adapt
Lombardi describes recent efforts in portable underwater habitat development to create a novel undersea workspace and experience. Program aired on Fox TV’s ‘Xploration 2050’ on October 24, 2015 with an episode focus on human adaptation and habitation within novel spaces.
Read MoreCowspiracy | a Review
Just when you think the root of the climate change problem is finally recognized, you realize that we’ll be screaming til the cows come home. Fossil fuel consumption, yes, certainly a problem. But what about methane? My weekly Netflix mind-melting activities caught the attention of the documentary film ‘Cowspiracy‘ which focusses on the apparently taboo…
Read Morelose one, break one, steal one
When ordering supplies for a recent project, a colleague arrived at a parts list factoring in the ‘extra items’ we would need with the premise of understanding that divers will ‘lose one, break one, and steal one’. We all had a chuckle, but also understand full well that this is one of those true cultural…
Read MoreGen II Ocean Space Habitat | Hong Kong
Lombardi deploys a Gen II Ocean Space Habitat at the City University of Hong Kong’s Kat O Island Research Fish Raft for integrated mulltitrophic aquaculture research. The Gen II system incorporates dedicated life support, making the system a dependent tool for the diver. Produced by Raymond Man.
Read MoreXploration 2050 | Wearable Tech
Lombardi describes the value of the Exosuit ADS for future manned scientific exploration. Program aired on Fox TV’s ‘Xploration 2050’ on September 19, 2015.
Read Morethe ABC’s of a BC(D)
During my most recent dive outings, I decided to take a step back to the simple life and dive with only a backpack (no buoyancy compensator) This tends to draw some cross-eyed looks at the dive site, but in the mud diving world this is the norm. It also happens to be the way I…
Read MoreSwimming through a bowl full of jelly
Yesterday I spent a few hours at LURC to tidy up the place, and unpack from the recent journey to Hong Kong. Much as I do after many field excursions, I then headed off on a leisurely local dive in Jamestown for no other purpose than to keep some water flowing over the gills and…
Read MoreReflexology 101 | The Chinese Foot Massage
Historically, I’ve never liked anyone touching my feet. But, with new business relations emerging in Hong Kong and China, during a visit last fall I found myself politely rolling with the customary punches so to speak…I got my first Chinese foot massage. Probably the most uniquely spent $20 you can ever invest is in a…
Read MoreBreathing Underwater | a Review
With 24 hours of travel time, the bulk of which was the trans-arctic flight from New Jersey to Hong Kong, I managed to read Dr. Joe MacInnis’ ‘Breathing Underwater : The Quest to Live in the Sea’ cover to cover. I suppose the flight path over the arctic lent some credence to the reading selection,…
Read MoreI Like Diving | a Review
I just turned the last page of Tom Eadie’s ‘I Like Diving’. The 1929 original edition was a Christmas gift from a colleague, so I’m a bit ashamed that it’s taken this long to get to – it proved to be a page turner and I wish I had read it a long time ago.…
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