{"title":"The bigger picture: Wearable air purifier","authors":"","doi":"10.1049/et.2021.0917","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A futuristic-looking wearable air purifier has been created by US-based start-up Biotlab. The Air-Ring is worn around the neck and surrounds the user's face with purified air, delivered by what the makers describe as a powerful, silent air turbine. Intake air is HEPA-filtered and UV-sterilised to remove particles and deactivate pathogens and viruses. Air-Ring operates for up to 8 hours on a single battery charge and is designed to be worn comfortably all day. No price has been given, but a crowdfunding campaign is scheduled to go live soon.","PeriodicalId":11578,"journal":{"name":"Engineering & Technology","volume":"47 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Engineering & Technology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1049/et.2021.0917","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A futuristic-looking wearable air purifier has been created by US-based start-up Biotlab. The Air-Ring is worn around the neck and surrounds the user's face with purified air, delivered by what the makers describe as a powerful, silent air turbine. Intake air is HEPA-filtered and UV-sterilised to remove particles and deactivate pathogens and viruses. Air-Ring operates for up to 8 hours on a single battery charge and is designed to be worn comfortably all day. No price has been given, but a crowdfunding campaign is scheduled to go live soon.