This topic emerged through a screening of emerging issues in science, technology and society in the context of the FET CSA OBSERVE.

http://www.horizon-observatory.eu/radar-en/index.php

The big picture

Preparing for underwater operations emerges as a highly dynamic domain for research and innovation in a wide range of fields.

Key issues are underwater:

-gardening, -living, -(mini)robots, -cities, -streetview, -radio (graphene), -chemical plants, -charging, -flight, -volcanoes, -farms, -archaeology, - screening radar, -energy (wave/wind farms) and materials for underwater use.

Selected voices

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/4/8887513/underwater-agriculture-nemos-ga...

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/engineers-craft-materials-that-can-stay-dry-underwater-for-months-at-a-time?utm_source=mbtwitter

http://www.deepstuff.org/mit-engineers-hand-cognitive-control-to-underwater-robots/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/06/30/the-worlds-most-beautiful-greenhouses-are-underwater-and-growing-strawberries/?postshare=2621435768754155

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/underwater-agriculture-scuba-divers-are-growing-crops-in-bubbles-under-the-sea?utm_source=mbtwitter

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130930-can-we-build-underwater-cities?ocid=twfut

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/engineers-craft-materials-that-can-stay-dry-underwater-for-months-at-a-time?utm_source=mbtwitter

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/11/tech/innovation/scotland-underwater-turbines/