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The U.S. Office of Naval Research has awarded $925,000 to a STEM outreach project led by DEEP, featuring a docuseries and design challenges on human undersea exploration

DEEP has rescued the iconic R/P FLIP research platform from scrapping, bringing the legendary oceanographic vessel to Europe for modernization and a new role in future ocean exploration.

Although around 5% of the ocean is officially explored, vast regions remain largely inaccessible—especially the “Blindspot Zone.” New technologies like DEEP’s Sentinel system aim to enable sustained human research at depth.

Can humans live underwater? With technologies like saturation diving and subsea habitats, the answer is yes. DEEP is developing next-generation habitats to enable long-term human research beneath the ocean.

DEEP has launched DEEP Manufacturing to produce large-scale metal components using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing, supporting subsea habitats and industries including offshore, energy, maritime, and aviation.

Historic underwater habitats like Conshelf, Sealab, and Glaucus proved humans can live beneath the sea—pioneering ideas that are shaping DEEP’s next generation of subsea habitats.

A new partnership between the Florida Institute of Oceanography and DEEP aims to expand human access to the ocean through subsea habitats, advanced research programs, and new underwater technologies.

DEEP Manufacturing has received DNV Approval in Principle for its Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing process, advancing large-scale metal additive manufacturing for subsea pressure vessels and offshore industries.

A new YouTube mini-series from DEEP and OceanX tells the story of FLIP, the legendary research platform saved from scrap and now being transformed for modern ocean science.

Dr Kathryn Sullivan, the only person to have explored both space and the deepest ocean, is joining DEEP’s Strategic Advisory Council to help guide its subsea habitat mission.

Subsea habitats will enable new research into human physiology, life-support technologies, and marine ecosystems by allowing scientists to live and work on the ocean floor for extended periods.

Subsea human habitats enable scientists, engineers, and explorers to live and work underwater for extended periods, unlocking new possibilities for ocean research, conservation, space analog missions, and infrastructure protection.