Recently I completed a course on Agile Project Management, and that has been a great accompaniment to beginning the prototype build for a portable photocatalytic or photodegradation system.
One important point before proceeding with the fun testing is that all the components truly fulfill the design and product requirements, and address any issues directly as they arise. Electrical hazard has to be averted. And it makes a lot of sense to make the design more artful right away. The art aesthetics can also be mechanical advantages.
The next step is to modify some components for safety and streamlining the design, such that it could translate to numerous situations — from a public trash receptacle to a waste management center to the main product, a trash can you can use at home.
Of course this would be an extraordinary trash can capable of converting plastic to useful byproduct such as water. I have had preliminary positive results with UV light, the same sort of effect that would occur in a landfill, yet the eventual desired outcome is efficiency and speed. This in combination with innovation also makes that Agile course relevant.
Green ‘utopian’ tech such as this must necessarily come into existence. Generally speaking, this is an avenue for further human ingenuity, value, exploration and fulfillment, with AI in the mix for calculation and consultation.
There are leaps that our amazing brains can make that far and differently exceed AI. Imagination should not be underestimated, because AI comes from human imagination. I made the idea and design leap; now I am asking questions along the way with my design build to fill in the gaps, such as optimizing components and placement given their qualities and interactions.
The most recent emissions test for CO2, TVOCs and HCHO (formaldehyde) found the air quality around and inside the Black Pearl actually improved. So that is going very well. It’ll be a balance of course going forward as the photocatalysis gets more effective. To be continued.