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Pollution-Detecting Film

Posted by timothy on from the good-makeup-ingredient dept.

bluelip writes: "This link from discovery.com describes how certain films, that when layered, change color in the presence of pollution. The devices that can produced using this method will be much cheaper than the detectors currently available. If you that chameleon car paint was cool, try this." I like to see lower-tech answers replacing higher-tech ones, especially when it means pollution monitoring can be done more easily.

3 comments

  1. Lazy-ass trolls by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    You leave me no choice but to claim this first post myself.

  2. Sounds interesting by windi · · Score: 1

    It sounds interesting, because if we coat stuff with this, everybody will see the level of pollution and won't be dependant on (not always correct) readings from a few sensors, but I think that it would suck if your car keeps on changing color when you drive from city to country, etc...

    1. Re:Sounds interesting by Valdrax · · Score: 1

      Ya' know. If you've got hexylamine coating your car, then you've got bigger problems than the changing aesthetics of your car.

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