Air-Tree

The Air-Tree is a single task artificial tree that focuses solely on the purification of our breathing air (I’m not sure what other tasks a tree has).

The Air-Tree is a creatively designed eco-machine that sucks in the bad air through a fan at the base of the structure and filters it up to the top to release cleaner, fresher air into the atmosphere.

The Air-Tree, like all other trees do, provides an area to sit for the tired pedestrian and, unlike all other trees, is equipped with LED to create an ambient mood around the beautiful edifice.

FLO2

Olivia Bradateanu, an industrial designer from Montclair, NJ, has created a concept air purifier design she calls the ‘FLO2.’ The air purifier uses photosynthesis, a natural process that plants use to convert water, and carbon dioxide to oxygen and sugar using light.

The leaf-shaped air purifier is small and movable. Its curved shape and inviting lines are evidence that it is designed to be touched.

Gravity Filtered Water

Made of porcelain, glass and metal, the Ovopur water dispenser from Aquaovo doesn’t use any electricity. It uses gravity to filter and revitalize tap water. The water dispenser has a reusable, multilayer, 100 percent recyclable filter cartridge which removes impurities from the water. It holds up to 11 liters of fresh water.

The Nosk nose filter

Hayfever sufferers go through misery when they breathe in allergens like dust, pollen and mold spores. They sneeze, cough and their eyes water. The Nosk nose filter now offers these individuals an alternative to pharmaceutical solutions.

Twin soft filters are inserted inside the nostrils with just a thin translucent plastic strip showing on the outside. It’s almost invisible and will suit those who don’t care if people think it might be snot! Having something up your nose might also take some getting used to if this is to work, however.

CO2 Scraper

The ‘CO2 Scraper’ by Nectar Product Development is a carbon-positive building that will actually purify the surrounding air cleaner. It’s meant for high-pollution areas like factories, but I could see several of these in global metropolitan areas noted for their pollution like Los Angeles and Beijing.

The ‘CO2 Scraper’ is a giant skyscraper that is essentially a vertical forest. It can hold 200-400 large trees, which naturally absorb carbon dioxide and convert it into oxygen. A windmill-powered irrigation system fertilizes and waters the trees; the only outside electricity Nectar Product Development says the ‘CO2 Scraper’ needs is for an elevator so that maintenance workers can ascend the tower

Windmill Filters Salt Water

It’s always great when we get to feature new inventions that could change the world for the better. Take this windmill for example. It’s capable of turning salt water into pure, clean drinking water.

There are so many countries in the world that, despite being surrounded by ocean, suffer a serious lack of drinking water. There is no electricity required for the reverse osmosis system, so it could be an ideal solution for many third world countries. It’s capable of producing enough water for 500 people in a single day. Water reservoirs will allow enough water to be stored for five days, so even in mild drought situations, or if there is not enough wind for a few days, there will be enough reserve water.

“The windmill was designed at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands,” DailyTech.com explains. “It runs by using the wind’s mechanical force to pump water, and utilizes a high tech reverse osmosis membrane. The pumped water is pushed against this membrane at approximately 60 bar of pressure, and the salt is kept inside while pure water travels across the membrane.

“The windmill setup is estimated to 5 to 10 m3 of fresh water a day, based on the device’s capacity at varying wind speeds.”

This could be world changing. If these wind-driven machines were installed in nations in which people are being forced to drink contaminated drinking water, millions of diseases and deaths could be prevented.

Solar Container Purifies Water

This solar container was created by the Italian designers Alberto Medo and Francisco Gomez Paz. The water bottle’s design was inspired by needs of developing countries, specifically with the intentino of killing harmful microorganism that contaminate the water. Unfiltered water contributes to nearly 2.5 million deaths each year and can cause very vicious diseases.

The bottle uses SODIS (solar water disinfection), a technology developed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Water and Sanitation. When mixed into drinking water, SODIS works together with the sun’s UV-A radiation and increased temperature to kill the majority of the microorganisms. This new technology could literally be a life saver.