china seeks to fight smog by brainstorm: all ideas welcome - large air purifier

Wuhan is considering building a skyscraper with high-rise buildings.
Scientific substances that can "eat" air pollutants.
An artist proposed to use a huge vacuum cleaner to absorb particles from the dirty sky in Beijing. cleaner-
Type the equipment and sell jewelry made of collected contaminants.
A researcher suggested building a "urban wind passage" in the Chinese capital to regulate the height and density of buildings so that smog could have a diffusion channel.
If there were no news reports about the latest Wizards, it would not have passed a week.
Bang proposal to help solve the country's serious air pollution problem.
Other recent ideas include sending drones into the air, freezing particles and putting them on Earth, installing giant shower heads on top of buildings, removing smoke from the air, or digging 100
A mile from Beijing to the sea the canal created a new one
As the water flows to the capital, the air corridor.
For today's Americans, such brainstorming sounds silly.
But in the 1950 s, when Southern California suffocated by smog and Los Angeles began to take air pollution seriously, city officials were also overwhelmed by silver --
Bullet plan to cross the smog. Among the long-
Forgotten thoughts: through the boring holes of the San Gabriel Mountains to vent the smoke, build a giant fan network in buildings or foothills, deploy a fleet of 1,000 helicopters, pierce the inverted layer with their rotating blades.
"Everyone has smoke therapy," one L. A.
The Times made headlines on November 1953
The proposal became so weird-California Gov.
Goodwin Knight was ridiculed as the illusion of "a whole Rube Goldberg Army.
"What we see in China is exactly the same as what we see in Los Angeles. A. —
Chip Jacobs, co-author of smoke town: lungs, said: "crazy ideas have emerged in wood products
Pollution history in Los Angeles.
"Just like people have to go through the same stages of grief --
Then there is anger, bargaining, frustration and acceptance.
"Brainstorming in China has inspired a mix of joy and ridicule.
Some simply turned their eyes and dismissed the view that China had not taken seriously its dirty sky.
Others argue that a lot of ideas prove that China is finally willing to try anything after years of ignoring the scope of the problem or denying it --
Everything.
Come on.
"It's easy to blame the government," said Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde, who spends several months a year in China and has come up with the idea of a vacuum cleaner.
"Sometimes standard science throws an idea too fast because it's too radical or not allowed.
But now that we are in trouble, what should we do?
Shall we wait?
"While some smoke solutions are best described as Pies --in-the-
Sky, DIY for others.
For example, a modifier like Thomas Talhelm has introduced a homemade air purifier designed to improve indoor air quality.
Talhelm is not a trade engineer-
He is a PhD in cultural psychology at the University of Virginia in China.
But last year, he was confused about why air purifiers in the commercial market were so expensive that he designed a purifier of his own using fans, belts and efficient air filters he bought online.
After he tested his invention with a particle counter and recorded the results on his blog, friends and acquaintances began to eavesdrop on parts of his content.
Therefore, he launched a business called SmartAir to sell his suite (
Starting at $33, compared to thousands of dollars for commercial purifiers)
Workshops are held in cities across China to teach people how to build their own cities.
So far, the company has sold nearly 7,000 kits and commissioned the U. S. -
Employee Gus Tate said an original SmartAir purifier system was created based on the product designer.
"People's awareness has definitely improved, and a lot of people are trying to use that," Tate said . " SmartAir has spawned several imitators, he noted.
"We are not by design, we are by default.
"Matt Hope is even more crazy.
Use Ikea's trash, a fighter
Pilot masks, motorcycle helmets, small generators and other sundries in Beijing
British artist designed an Air
He said the purification of bicycles provided fresh air for cyclists while peddling on Beijing's smog-filled streets.
So far, this is-off vehicle.
Other ideas include a dress with sensors to let you know if you're sitting in dirty air and a filter
It looks like a cigarette, only one smoke on it (
It is said to be cleaner
Air, a bit like snorkeling in smog (price per 8-pack, $9. 95).
"When you try to protect yourself from particulate matter with a hot and uncomfortable mask, you no longer need to be like . . . . . . Walking around with infectious diseases or strange aliens, "read promotional materials.
In addition to gadgets, there are straightup gimmicks.
Chinese entrepreneur Chen Guangbiao launched "canned air" last year "--
Including "primitive Tibet" and "post-
Taiwan industry.
"Chen's efforts are designed to draw attention to the pollution crisis in China and attract tourists, reminiscent of Los Angeles in 1950. A.
The souvenir shop took the opposite route.
Sell canned smoke.
"A label suggests that users manage content as an emotional inhibitor: open and deeply breathe in when suffering from excessive happiness ".
There are a lot of wacky ideas circulating and one may overlook the fact that thousands of Chinese scientists and technicians are trying to understand and cope with the environmental challenges in China, even though these attempts are not sexy, but seriously.
Hebei-based environmental company Starlight recently released a pollution report
The confrontation is aimed at suppressing the air in the coal yard and other industrial sites and controlling the moving "fog gun" of particulate matter ".
The United States believes this technology is effective. S.
Environmental Protection Bureau.
Shi Hongli, general manager of Starlight Company, said ,"
Professional efforts can upset serious companies like us.
Reducing pollution requires hard work to design solutions, manufacture technology, win government approval, persuade regulators and businesses to buy, install and use the equipment in thousands of discharge sites, he said.
The aid of the government can make a big difference.
In the case of Starlight, it provided about the third funding to develop the fog cannon.
"Now the government is very concerned about pollution," he said . "
"They have made unprecedented efforts in setting time frames and goals.
"Shi is already on national television.
Media operations, including China Central Television, have generated new business.
"Before, we had to look for customers and promote our products," he said . ".
"Now, they come to us and ask us what we have.
"The Chinese government has also increased its investment in environmental research with the goal of $1.
6 billion of air pollution research this year.
It also invested a lot of time and money.
It is unrealistic for California officials to rule out the idea.
The Beijing Meteorological Bureau said it would spend $3 this year.
2 million Measures on artificial weather impacts to reduce smog;
According to state regulations
According to the China Daily, this is the first time that artificial weather effects on air pollution have been included in the budget.
The fund will be used for experiments and equipment purchases, the bureau said.
By 2015, local weather authorities across the country are expected to be able to use artificial weather-affecting methods to improve air quality, according to the China Meteorological Administration.
"I don't realize how serious they are, but China has made a huge effort to change the weather, which we call a storm --cloud seeding.
They actually believe this more than we do here, "said Eugene Y.
Mr. Liang, an air pollution expert from California, has been teaching at Peking University in recent years.
"One thing we learned is that dilution is not a solution to pollution," Leong said . ".
"For me, a lot of weird ideas are running away from the fundamental problems.
If you want to solve this problem, everything is said and done, you have to reduce emissions. "julie. Markinen @ latimes.
ComFollow me on Twitter: @ JulieMakLATTommy Yang from the Times Beijing Branch contributed to the report.