Parisians are known for their innovative trends world over be it in fashion& beauty, art& architecture, literature& cinema and even eco-concerns. Parisian skyline these days adores a giant tethered helium balloon which is in fact a pollution indicator! The concept is about giving a real-time report of breathable air quality and display the level of air pollution produced by auto emissions via this balloon. The brainchild behind this concept is a company Aérophile. Its AERO30NG model is no less than a tourist attraction since the time it has been installed in the Parc Andre Citroën. The balloon uses a unique lighting system which is visible from more than 12.4 miles! It can store up to 6,000 cubic meters of helium and take up to 30 passengers at a time for a pollution-free joy ride. One can have a 360° panoramic view of the beautiful city while flying at 150m in the sky!

The innovative lighting system of this biggie informs Parisians about air quality via 2 distinct indices:
A) Ambient air quality gets reflected through general illumination using three projectors located upon the envelope’s equatorial plane. The night time visibility is reportedly better.
B) The quality of air near traffic-jam prone areas and bylanes is displayed using a high-power rotating laser beam. The latter sweeps the envelope’s southern tropical plane.

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There is nothing extraordinary about the look and feel of this green gadget rather it is its simplicity that attracted me. Rain water, which is considered as the purest form of water is wasted more than being utilized. True, it waters your garden when it showers but during dry season gardening becomes a forceful activity and more troublesome when there is dearth of water.

Here is a single eco-friendly solution to all these problems. Touted as Rainpod, it saves maximum water during each shower and distributes it when most required. Designed by David L’Hote of France, the device is capable of holding rain water, all thanks to its structure and features. Working like a rain drum, the conceptual Rainpod is capable of holding water in a large tank, which stands taller than man and has height and reach to cover a large area in its surroundings by using nothing but gravity. It is suggestible only for places where it rains at least once in a week to reap possible benefits. If its cleaniness factor is maintained then one can ink  a neat deal for holding water for places facing dearth of water resources.

Via Dvice