Sharp to install 10,000 plasmacluster ion generators in Japan and abroad
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Sharp Corp said Monday it has begun installing approximately 10,000 industrial plasmacluster ion generators in Sharp offices and sales bases in Japan and abroad to help prevent a pandemic of new viruses.
Plasmacluster ion generators decompose and deactivate harmful airborne substances such as mold fungus, viruses, and allergens. Sharp will install two types of generators: the IG-820 (for approx. 23-m2 rooms) and the IG-840 (for approx. 50-m2 rooms). The generators use wide outlet louvers and airflow control technology to effectively send a high concentration of plasmacluster ions - 25,000 ions/m3 (at high airflow setting) - to every corner of a room, thoroughly deactivating harmful airborne substances in offices and conference rooms.
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wibble
Snake Oil? I admit I've never heard too much about these devices, and seeing them around I guess people they feel they work. Anyone got any info on scientific indipendant testing?
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fds
nice free marketing spot!
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kakikaki
They are effective, but you have to run them 24/24 and if many peeps move in the room and doors get opened a lot, it's like 1% effective. Plasma killing living substances in the air, doesn't sound that healthy thought.
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ilcub76
Sounds like something from Star Trek to me.
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PepinGalarga
they should set these on stun, not vaporize.
just a simple UV light running inside current filters may have similar effect. all this talk of plasmaclusters makes them look like electricity hogs.
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gonemad
I have always wondered whether these devices wouldn't generate rather high quantities of ozone? That shouldn't be healthy at all...
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saborichan
Is it even a good idea to have people working in a virus-free bubble, only to hop on a train loaded with the sick and walking wounded?
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Nessie
Too bad it doesn't come with a bullshit detector.
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Yelnats
Dumb. You need germs to survive and stay strong. We are not machines. We are living organisms. We need dirt. I will continue to bite my nails, pick my nose and breath in all the coughs onto my face on my daily commute. Anyone notice less of those stupid hygiene masks this year? I am glad about that. I prefer to see pretty faces and lots of bad teeth.
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