MyQJ | QJ.NET | Apple | Mobile | Science | MMORPG | Nintendo DS | Wii | World of Warcraft | PlayStation 3 | PSP | Xbox 360 | Gadgets | PC Gaming | Age of Conan | Downloads | QJ.NET Forums

New River Glow detects pollution with art

Posted Jun 14, 2007 at 09:50PM by Ceasar S. Listed in: Environmental Campaigns Tags: prototype, pollution
Ó

New River Glow detects pollution artistically - Image 1


A new device thought up by Soo-in Yang and David Benjamin, two people who pooled in US$ 1,000 and a three-month deadline, has become more than an environmental flash research project as it was originally intended. River Glow is a cross between a water pollution monitor and an urban art structure making it a perfect combination for provoking pro-environmental views.

But what does it do, you ask? Well, it detects the condition of the water through a low-cost pH sensor, which in turn is connected to a network of easily installable, non-mechanical pods. When the water quality changes, the LED - which in turn is connected to uncoated optical fiber strands - lights green if the condition is good and red if the condition is bad.

The result is an eye-catching "ethereal" cloud that seems to be floating just beneath the water, emanating a soft colored green to indicate that the water is safe for swimming or a deep, strong red to serve as a warning that the water conditions are not optimal for anything.

Red is bad, green is good - Image 1 Red is bad, green is good - Image 2

It wasn't much of anything when the first fully-functional prototype was created, however. But as soon as it snagged a runner up position in Metropolis' 2006 Next Generation Design Competition, it was starting to catch attention. And after a few presentations of their architectural project, The Living - as they are called - was able to test their prototype, shown by the images above.

[Via Inhabitat] Permalink  |   Email this  |   Linking Blogs   |   Digg It!

Bookmark / Find this article on:

2 Jumps     Fingerprints inside the body: the Palm Vein Scan
2 Jumps     Iran: Sanctions? What sanctions? We fly off to space with our own sate..
1 Jumps     Ancient Roman temple unearthed under Jewish capital
1 Jumps     Dead algae suffocates oceans, oxygen running low

0 Comments


Sort by:


Featured Content
Contact
QJ.NET Blog Network RSS Feeds
MyQJ Feed / PDA
MyQJ RSS / PDA
Blog of Blogs Feed / PDA
QJ.NET RSS / PDA
Gaming Consoles Feed / PDA
Nintendo DS RSS / PDA
PlayStation 3 RSS / PDA
PSP Updates RSS / PDA
Wii RSS / PDA
Xbox 360 RSS / PDA
PC Gaming Feed / PDA
Age of Conan RSS / PDA
Games for Windows RSS / PDA
MMORPG RSS / PDA
Tabula Rasa RSS / PDA
World of Warcraft RSS / PDA
Science Feed / PDA
Science RSS / PDA
Technology Feed / PDA
Apple RSS / PDA
Gadgets RSS / PDA
Mobile RSS / PDA
Photography RSS / PDA
Add QJ.NET
Add to My Yahoo!
Google Reader Subscribe with Bloglines
Add to your Kinja digest Subscribe in NewsGator Online
Subscribe with Pluck RSS reader Add 'www.qj.net' to Newsburst from CNET News.com
Subscribe with SearchFox RSS del.icio.us www.qj.net
Add to Technorati Favorite! Add to My AOL
furl! it Stumble for Treehugger!
User Favorites - August
Most Commented
(28)
(13)
(9)
(7)
(7)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
User Favorites - August
Top Jumps
Two days until Large Hadron.. (61)
The 'Tumbler' Batmobile e.. (35)
Mythbusters previews their .. (26)
Confirmed: Mars holds water (23)
Bet you didn't know: some .. (22)
Ancient Roman temple uneart.. (19)
University of California: l.. (19)
Forget the asparagus: Marti.. (17)
Research: solar systems lik.. (16)
NASA's plan to bomb the Mo.. (15)
Rat-brained robot provides .. (14)
Dutch town trying to cut po.. (14)
Nanoantennas to harvest sol.. (12)
Dead algae suffocates ocean.. (12)
Video game helps cancer pat.. (10)
Iran: Sanctions? What sanct.. (9)
Prototype for recyclable bi.. (9)
NASA chooses possible impac.. (9)
Photonics to pave faster In.. (8)
Supercomputer simulates exi.. (7)
NCSoft: guitarist, producer.. (7)
Perchlorate in Martian soil.. (6)
Elephant seals help researc.. (6)
Large Hadron Collider activ.. (5)
Fingerprints inside the bod.. (5)

 Username: 
 Password:
Forgot password
New user registration



Poll
Are unidentified flying objects (UFOs) really alien spaceships?
Earth Science
General Science
Health Science
Space
Archives


Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the TERMS & CONDITIONS and PRIVACY POLICY
Copyright © 2006, Content Holdings, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Version. 1.31