https://www.scmp.com/rss/323863/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com This article originally appeared on ABACUS It might not protect you from the coronavirus, but Xiaomi’s freshly patented face masks could inform you about the quality of the air you’re breathing.  The US Patent and Trademark Office granted Xiaomi a patent for a “smart mask” design that was filed in June 2016. It consists of a pollutant filter and a sensor that records how long a person has been wearing the mask. A battery-powered processor sends the data to another device using Bluetooth,... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3051360/xiaomi-smart-masks-will-tell-you-how-much-dirty-air-youve-inhaled?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3051360/xiaomi-smart-masks-will-tell-you-how-much-dirty-air-youve-inhaled?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:31:26 +0000 It might not protect you from the coronavirus, but Xiaomi’s freshly patented face masks could inform you about the quality of the air you’re breathing.  The US Patent and Trademark Office granted Xiaomi a patent for a “smart mask” design that was filed in June 2016. It consists of a pollutant filter and a sensor that records how long a person has been wearing the mask. A battery-powered processor sends the data to another device using Bluetooth, infrared or NFC. The mask estimates the amount of... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/xiaomi-smart-masks-will-tell-you-how-much-dirty-air-youve-inhaled/article/3051347?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/xiaomi-smart-masks-will-tell-you-how-much-dirty-air-youve-inhaled/article/3051347?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Feb 2020 06:31:24 +0000 [Sponsored Article] According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2012 around 7 million people died as a result of air pollution exposure. This was one in eight global deaths. An independent research done by Berkeley Earth has also reported that 4,000 people die everyday in China from PM2.5 (particulate matters smaller or equal to 2.5 micron in size) pollution, which amounts to 1.6 million per year, or 17% mortality, in the country alone. More recently, a report released by UNICEF last... https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/topics/hi-tech-face-masks-fight-pollution/article/2061210/smarter-anti-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/topics/hi-tech-face-masks-fight-pollution/article/2061210/smarter-anti-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jan 2017 01:31:10 +0000