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OceanOpportunity · 15th December 2007, 13:47

1.6M actually is not much at all as far as R&D goes. Given that Micropore is really the only show in town for well-tested, standardized plug-and play-scrubbers, I'm sure it took all of 1.6, and more, to get there.

Quote: (Originally Posted by lakelanddiver1978)

I guess my point was that I assumed that scrubber technology was pretty much played out, at least at the military leve. 1.6 million seems like a lot of money for R&D on basic scrubber techology, unless something new is in the pipeline.

Justin

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OceanOpportunity for a world of water Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Other CCR Dolphin Home Build Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Providence, RI USA Posts: 543	Re: Pentagon Appropriations for scrubber research 1.6M actually is not much at all as far as R&D goes. Given that Micropore is really the only show in town for well-tested, standardized plug-and play-scrubbers, I'm sure it took all of 1.6, and more, to get there. Quote: (Originally Posted by lakelanddiver1978) I guess my point was that I assumed that scrubber technology was pretty much played out, at least at the military leve. 1.6 million seems like a lot of money for R&D on basic scrubber techology, unless something new is in the pipeline. Justin __________________ Michael Lombardi Oceans of Opportunity www.oceanopportunity.com Elected Director, Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments MN'07, The Explorers Club Project Manager, Diving a Dream
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