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Inventor Anirudh Sharma shares how he created AIR-INK, a deep black ink that's made from PM 2.5 pollution. See how he hacked together a clever way to capture these tiny particles -- and make the world just a little bit cleaner in the process.
What if we could capture pollution in the air around us and turn into something useful? Inventor Anirudh Sharma shares how he created AIR-INK, a useable blac...
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Anirudh Sharma, the founder of Graviky Labs, first conceived the idea of AIR-INK during an experiment at MIT, while designing a printer that could print with carbon nanoparticles. Sharma and his team spent close to three years researching how to purify and repurpose carbon soot from auto and factory emissions, a major contributor to air ...
Jul 7, 2017 · Anirudh Sharma was at a conference in India when he noticed black particles accumulating on his white shirt. The specks settling on him were from pollution in the surrounding air. Byproducts...
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May 23, 2019 · May 23, 2019. Anirudh Sharma and his team have developed a device that can capture air pollution at its source; once collected, they turn the soot into ink. Graviky Labs. On a trip to India...
Apr 6, 2017 · Inventor Anirudh Sharma is capturing carbon from car exhausts to turn it into ink. And he’s got his eye on London’s black cabs next. Eliot Stein. Thu 6 Apr 2017 05.53 EDT. I n 2014, the...
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Anirudh Sharma. Co-Founder and Lead Scientist, MIT Media Lab. Air-Ink is one of Solve's eight Circular Economy Solver teams. In this Q&A, hear from Co-Founder and Lead Scientist Anirudh Sharma on creativity, innovation, and bold ideas to tackle air pollution.
