- Recap of the first presentation.
- Information on why mosquito prefers to bite some people more than the others; a glance on the mosquito anatomy (which part sense the CO2)
- 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.
Recap of the first presentation.
Social/health problem for the warmer areas on the planet…
Information on why mosquito prefers to bite some people more than the others; a glance on the mosquito anatomy (which part sense the CO2)
directions of the research:
1 existing products to repel mosquitoes.
How they are made of/work: chemicals, electricity + chemicals, …
2 existing products that kills mosquitoes.
how they are made of/work: chemicals, CO2, electricity, gas, …
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.
– 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.
Challenges to create something new:
– can be a DIY: assembly guidelines of selected common items (widely available on different markets in the world) that allows people to create their own devices (considering power sources and other challanges…)
This direction is less design and more research and technology experimentation
– can be a redesign of an existing repelling/killing device (which has already well defined the technology) in amalgamation to another existing product.
The challenge is to select a proper technology that allows a complete redesign introducing a complementary functionality of a common day use object.
My suggestion is to redesign common products that already use power to work. The best opportunity could be given by bedside lamp, table lamp, floor stand lamp…
This project direction is more design oriented