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Ask Acculation: fight illegal mining with citizen science IoT crowdsourcing in Amazon rainforest?
Indiegogo campaign to stop illegal mining threatening the Amazon Rainforest We were spammed yesterday with a Twitter question from @DavidRabanus asking if we could add the ability to detect mercury vapor to our app. If so, we could submit it, as an entry in this Indiegogo contest to reduce mercury pollution from illegal gold mining in the Amazon Rainforest (activist hashtag: #ImproveArtisanalMining). (Update: David Rabanus wrote to strongly imply the tweet wasn’t spam.) We’re suckers for a good cause, however, so we’ll answer the question. The question of using Internet of Things technology to allow citizen-science, crowdsourced monitoring of pollution from activities like fracking and mining have repeatedly come up, so it’s worth a blog entry (especially after we previously suggested using fracking to prevent earthquakes.) It’s not clear whether they are looking for a technical, economic, or political solution. The project itself seems open ended — it could be a process, or it could be some sort of technology.… Read the restAsk Acculation: How do I control my indoor air quality?
Although we’ve certainly done multiple articles on this before, second reader question on “how do I control my indoor air quality” means it’s time for another blog post on air quality technology. I live in San Fransisco where the air is not particularly good. How do I protect my newborn baby? I’m worried both about dust from cars and blowing over from China as well as chemical emissions from our new rugs and paint. Another reader: I’ve come down with allergies. Taking control of my indoor air quality now sounds very appealing. Automobile exhaust probably responsible for some “allergies” Kudos to you for trying to take control. Funny thing about allergies: we’re getting anecdotal evidence from family and friends that all of this technology is somewhat new to the medical community as well (at least the concept that it so affordable anyone can just go out and buy it). We have friends and relatives that for years were diagnosed with minor “allergies” that everyone (including the doctors) assumed were minor pollen allergies.… Read the restExciting times for home automation: using light to alter moods
A number of companies have also done scientific studies showing that the color of light from multi-colored LED smartbulbs can impact things such as mood and reduce the impact of jet lag. The sun’s light naturally changes color throughout the course of the day, and human biology appears to take cues from that. In addition to saving a lot of energy compared with traditional or fluorescent bulbs, you can do a lot of other color things with multicolored smartbulbs. Some folks have them automatically flash purple to remind children of their bedtime. Smarthome bulbs should not, however, be seen as panacea. Many of these devices are first generation. Most current LEDs don’t emit in all the wavelengths that human eyes are known to detect (infrared wavelengths, used for circadian rhythms, is missing from most of these systems). Nor are these devices marketed (or intended) to treat medical conditions. But if you’re a technophile, an environmentalist interested in greener bulbs, or just like the idea of seeing what light can do, you may want to look into new gadgets.… Read the restFunny post about using fashion design as a device GUI
We posted this back on our Facebook page back in January in response to our then-very popular climate dress article. Although our posting is intended to be funny, there is a serious point: perhaps we have a lot to learn from fashion design on how to make better GUIs for our electronic devices and gadgets. We did actually contact the designer, Diffus DK, as mentioned in the Facebook post, quoted below. We had a nice discussion about some of the other products they are working on, including some home furnishing designs and interfaces. (We probably should have posted here instead of on Facebook. As due to the “new” algorithms Facebook has been gradually rolling over the last few months, this blog gets much more readership than posting to Facebook page will. This has infuriated some marketers, who spent a great deal of money buying supposedly highly-targeted, highly-engaged Facebook likes from Facebook at cost typically of maybe $1-$2 or more.… Read the restRecent Posts
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