Art detects pollution by changing colour in toxic air

A UK artist has created a wearable artwork that changes colour according to pollution levels.
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Human Sensor by Kasia Molga, courtesy of Invisible Dust. Photo by Nick Harrison. 

Human Sensor by artist Kasia Molga, in collaboration with environmental scientist Professor Frank Kelly, is a new design for hi-tech clothing that reacts to the wearer’s breathing and surrounding air quality. Using bio feedback, geo-location information and tiny microphones, the clothing can collect data and form a picture of pollution hot spots around the city.

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Emma Clark Gratton
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Emma Clark Gratton is an ArtsHub staff writer.