Floating Cities
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By , on July 13th, 2011 5 comments   Art, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

By now you probably realize that we here at DSN are more than ready to burn our terrestrial dwellings down in favor of living among sea creatures in some oceanic utopia. To our list of potential inhabitable salty structures comes a venture from Peter Thiel. Thiel is founder of PayPal, a Google Engineer, and . . . → Read More: Floating Cities

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The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity
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By , on August 1st, 2010 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, New Research, Organisms, Social Sciences   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new paper by Boyce, Lewis, and Worm from Dalhousie University, provides clear evidence of decreasing phytoplankton biomass over the last century. The researchers used a blended dataset of ~450,000 measurements of chlorophyll consisting of field measurements of . . . → Read More: The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity

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The Gyre, A Deepscraper
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By , on February 15th, 2010 5 comments   Gadgets & Gear, Uncategorized, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

Gyre from Ziglio Zigloo Designs proposes the Gyre, a structure part ocean research laboratory, port, sky-scraper, hotel, resort. Reaching depths of 400m, Gyre would reach into the depths of the sea the equivalent of the Empire State Buildings height. The “deepscraper” would possess a small carbon footprint. “Its unique design permits the simultaneous application of . . . → Read More: The Gyre, A Deepscraper

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Living On The Water
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By , on August 3rd, 2009 3 comments   Art, Gadgets & Gear, Industry & Government, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

Cruise terminal at the Palm Jebel Ali, for Dubai illustration from Waterstudio.NL Waterstudio is an inspiring design house in the Netherlands dedicated to architecture “in, on and at the water.” At Design 51 you can read an interview with architect Koen Olthuis, co-founder of Waterstudio. The biggest challenges are stability and sustainability. We want to . . . → Read More: Living On The Water

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Offshore Luxury Condos
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By , on March 26th, 2009 7 comments   Conservation & Environment, Gadgets & Gear, Industry & Government, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , ,  

Courtesy of Morris Architects. In the future oil derricks will be luxury hotels and condos, and people wil ski around them in beautiful formations Thousands of offshore oil rigs dot the ocean with nearly 4,000 in the Gulf of Mexico ready to be decommissioned. What do we with all those derricks? Luxury Hotels Morris Architects . . . → Read More: Offshore Luxury Condos

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