New material steals oxygen from air
2 1/2 gallons of this stuff can absorb all of the oxygen in a room!
http://www.sdu.dk/en/Om_SDU/Fakulteterne/Naturvidenskab/Nyheder/2014_09_30_iltsluger
Steam from the sun
A new material structure developed at MIT generates steam by soaking up the sun.
http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/new-spongelike-structure-converts-solar-energy-into-steam-0721
The Ritz-Carlton and Jean-Michel Cousteau Launch Ritz Kids
In addition to the Ambassadors of the Environment eco-travel programs introduced by Jean-Michel Cousteau and The Ritz-Carlton, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., announced the launch of a new, exclusive Ritz Kids children’s programming through an expanded partnership with Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society.
Sponges help coral reefs thrive in ocean deserts
from BBC news:
1890 shipwreck found in Lake Ontario!
“The 81-foot Ocean Wave was hauling hemlock lumber and lath from Trenton, Ontario, to Oswego when it went down about 15 miles from the New York shore during a violent squall in November 1890.” From http://online.wsj.com/article/AP1235d8365c3c498b8fb744d501c216da.html
Pisces School of Dive 