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AnirudhSharma, the inventor of air ink, and his colleagues in Graviky's laboratory found a method to make ink with carbon black, which is a by-product of automobile and mechanical exhaust. Gravity laboratory
Have you ever seen the dirty fog caused by air pollution and the smoke blocking your lungs and thought, "This may be art"? It sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But with gas ink, this seemingly absurd idea is becoming a reality, and a product that can turn air pollution into ink has appeared.
Graviky Lab is converting microscopic particles (called PM2.5) in mechanical exhaust gas (we call it smoke) produced by burning fossil fuels into black ink. Whether from cars, trucks, generators or factories, things that would have been inhaled by millions of people, or polluted water and soil, can now be used for painting and printing. As Graviky Lab declared, "Our goal is to stop the air pollution of pm in cities and prevent it from entering our lungs or waste streams. The goal is to "turn the captured pollution into advanced ink, and everyone can use and express themselves through art or writing." " 」
An artist used this new ink at the air ink conference. Sharma said: "Once the fusion of art, expression and science takes place, I think new magic will appear. 」
Graviky Lab was developed by AnirudhSharma, the co-founder of the company and the inventor of air ink, as a graduate student of MIT Media Lab. 20 12 During his study trip in India, he took a photo of a white wall covered with triangular smoke generated by diesel generator exhaust. He saw the potential pollution.
Carbon black is a by-product of incomplete combustion of petroleum products, which is usually used to produce ink and is also a component in rubber, paint and plastics. Sharma and his colleagues don't want to burn new fossil fuels to produce ink. Instead, they want to use the already generated automobile and mechanical exhaust to produce ink, so as to reduce particulate matter in the air from these sources.
In 20 13, an experiment on candle smoke and simple printer cartridges led to the establishment of a laboratory in India in 20 15, where pollution restrictions were not as strict as in the United States, so it was easier to capture particles and conduct tests more effectively.
In Bangalore, attempts and mistakes to install strange devices on cars to capture PM2.5 have produced KAALINK, a small device that can be converted into an exhaust pipe. This electromechanical device can capture 95% PM2.5 in exhaust gas without any adverse effect on engine performance.
Once the particles are filtered, ground to a standard size and liquefied in GravikyLabs' patented process, the result is a black ink with strong color and free flow. A 30ml pen is equivalent to 45 minutes of diesel pollution.
Some Indian companies have contacted Graviky Laboratories to dispose of particulate matter, otherwise it may enter rivers or landfills. Kickstarter in 20 17 raised more than S $40,000 (equivalent to more than US$ 29,000) from more than 680 donors. In addition, TigerBeer, headquartered in Singapore, held an art activity in cooperation with London Laboratory, which provided artists from Hong Kong, Berlin and London with opportunities to make murals and other public works of art. Now, Air-ink has exhibited the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial Exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in new york, and the exhibition will last until June 5438+ 10.
Since 20 16 years, Graviky Laboratory has purified10.6 trillion liters (98 trillion cubic inches) of air and produced more than 1200 liters (73,000 cubic inches) of air ink. However, as KAALINK equipment continues to expand its application services, including factory chimneys and capturing particles directly from the air, these numbers will only increase.
Sharma and his colleagues can scale up to solve industrial applications, including inkjet printers, textiles and publishing. As inventors and entrepreneurs, the Graviky lab team will be able to relax a little. So will we.
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