I would imagine that in a crowded, high-traffic, polluted city like New York, the shirts would be constantly detecting CO and lit up. I wonder what the threshhold concentration is for detection, and if the sensor, which I'm guessing is a photochemical, wears off with repeated washing? Cool idea though! I'm thinking that the liver/alcohol one will be more popular! My husband's frat, er, I mean, company could use a whole box for their annual meeting!
Two N.Y.U. graduate students have created sweatshirts that change colors when they are exposed to pollution—anything from car exhaust to second-hand smoke. The two prototype garments bear a pink heart (see below) or a set of lungs (pictured above). Blue veins on the organs appear when a censor in the fabric detects high carbon monoxide levels in the air.
Lam and Ngo's interactive project is called "Warning Signs," and it's part of the pair's Masters coursework at the interactive telecommunications program at N.Y.U.'s Tisch School of the Arts. "Another project we're thinking of is using alcohol sensors to sense the level of alcohol you're consuming," Ngo, who lives in Fort Greene, adds. "The liver would be changing color."
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