Oxygen Absorbing Material: No More Scuba Gear?

Going to any tropical paradise is a blast; the very hot weather, beautiful scenery, and, of course, the beaches. At the beaches one is able to see the fine white sand, burning one's toes, and the sparkling azure waters, and in those waters lies beautiful wildlife followed by intricate and colourful displays of coral, and detailed landscapes that can only exist in water. To see and fully experience all of its glory, one needs a scuba suit, with a bulky tank of compressed oxygen, nitrogen, and other gases. Sure one can snorkel, but the majority of tropical oceanic wildlife lies in depths greater than 5m, and one can only hold his breath so long underwater. Furthermore, if one were to scuba, one runs the heavy risk of the tank exploding due to a malfunction, causing the gas pressures in ones body to greatly change, and must undergo extreme medical care or one will, literally, explode into meaty chunks. There is no solution to this problem yet, but, at the University of Southern Denmark, researchers have developed a substance that absorbs enough oxygen for deep sea diving. The material is composed of cobalt and another organic compound that makes the cobalt able to absorb oxygen relatively quick, and releases oxygen when heated or if it undergoes a vacuum. Experimenting with different chemical structures of the material, this substance could be used in a variety of applications such as regulating oxygen supply to fuel cells, oxygen mask filters, and, obviously, deep sea diving. In fact, just a few grain of this substance can absorb enough oxygen from water for one breath. This substance is clearly not commercially available, but may soon be in the future. To see more about this substance, go to the following link: http://www.gizmag.com/crystalline-material-absorb-oxygen-denmark/34064/