by Jordi Sarola | Jun 2, 2020 | Sports Apnea
It is often difficult to explain how events occur during a static freediving but Minute Earth has summarized it very well in this video: Source: Minute Earth https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeiYXex_fwgYDonaTcSIk6w YouTube Channel
by Jordi Sarola | May 20, 2020 | Sports Apnea
The question is: why is a breath-diver or apneist not crushed by pressure when he deeps more than 50 meters? In the decade of 50s the Physiologists believed that if somebody was descending more than this depth any body would be crushed or burst. On August 15th, 1961...
by Jordi Sarola | Apr 7, 2020 | History
On 11th February 1800 astronomer Frederick William Herschel discovered the infrared light using a glass prism and a thermometer, which drew him to the conclusion that there was a form of invisible light beyond the visible spectrum. Sir Frederick William Herschel...
by Jordi Sarola | Apr 5, 2020 | Research
There are different companies on the market that distribute NIRS devices for medicine-related applications. One of these brands is Medtronic, which provides appliances to the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Barcelona). Why are they using NIRS at the Sant Joan de Déu...
by Jordi Sarola | Apr 5, 2020 | Research
On October 8th 2019 I was able to spend two days in the facilities of the company Artinis in Elst (Holland). With the idea of sharing science the company Artinis offers a course on the introduction and perfection of the Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Technique. The goal...
by Jordi Sarola | Mar 26, 2020 | Sports Apnea
The freediving Project #nirsapneaproject is a research study that aims to provide knowledge of the regulatory mechanisms induced by sports Apnea through the observation of brain and muscle oxygen flows in trained athletes and relating variables such as training, body...