2622016_presentation

presentation 5

Comments on the presentation:

  •  is the shades hot? because it is manually tilted.
  • the neck is too thin.
  • should do vacuum form mock up of the semi-sphere to see if the light quality and the hotness.
  • the form of the semi-sphere and the body should be more cohesive.
  • read ‘in praise of shadows’ to see the aesthetic value in material aging and its interaction with human touch.
    I am choosing copper for the metal components. Copper will form patina along years.

23092015_Presentation draft

  1. Recap of the first presentation.
  2. Information on why mosquito prefers to bite some people more than the others; a glance on the mosquito anatomy (which part sense the CO2)
  3. Direction of project: To come up with a product which confuse the mosquito about the CO2 source.i. product which produces carbon dioxide to attract mosquitoes.
    – mosquito might be attracted to the product instead of us
    – ways to produce CO2: fermentation, combustion, dry ice, baking soda + vinegar, (plant?)
    – ingredients for ways above are readily available, and at market price.
    – highly unlikely to be wearable, but we can make it portable.
    – can be a DIY / additional product to an existing product which has already had the technology / an amalgamation to another existing product.
    – research difficulty: to determine which product is the best for amalgamation or add on, what is the rate of CO2 produced using the above ways to produce CO2.

    ii. product which absorbs the carbon dioxide we produce.
    – mosquito might not be able to detect the CO2 we produce hence they might not bite us.
    – ways to absorb CO2: NaOH, active carbon
    – ingredients for ways above are readily available, and at market price.
    – NaOH reaction is highly exothermic – may not be suitable for people on tropical countries
    – should be a wearable to absorb the ‘direct’ CO2 we exhale.
    – research difficulty: to determine how exothermic is the chemical reaction even in the smallest possible set up, whether the absorption of CO2 method will work or not (the journal that I have requested are not available for free download, so still waiting for the access request to be approved), effect on the environment.

Presentation 1

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Comments:

can contact NEA because they are focusing on Ae. Aegypti mosquito.

why we need to battle mosquito? prevention or elimination?

may look on specific target audience like field-worker.

the x-dengue campaign

By reducing dengue case we can actually prevent or reduce future dengue cases.

mosquito population overgrown the critical mass so a strategy is to eliminate the source (e.g. eliminating stagnat water) instead of the mosquito itself.

personal protection, how far can design extend the protection.

The use of adhesive tape in clothing or wrist band may be possible for outdoor cases.

need to be aware if the end cause of the design is ‘too’ successful, will it affect the food chain and hence the ecosystem.

the keyword use: eliminate/prevention/etc.