News: Curved Barriers Could Improve Urban Air

Building barriers with a curve design instead. So simple. Working to hit the pollution backwards. Protecting people close by instead.

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Some ideas are clever in simple ways. A Dr by the name of Tilly Collins discovered that the objects by the name of vortices in the middle of motorways, or at the side of road lanes keep the emissions or pollutants inside areas they surround. This makes the air worse for people in spaces close by. What was the solution? Building barriers with a curve design instead. So simple. Working to hit the pollution backwards. Protecting people close by instead.

The Imperial College London Team of Scientists hit the spot with low-end expense and effectiveness. Discussions are happening with Transport for London: in the stages to discuss which areas could be selected to have them fitted.  

With many new designs, different test models are created, and if successful they are released. There are two options, or versions of the adapted design: low and high level.

The invention works in testing, applying computational fluid dynamics. Low level appear fastened secure to the ground. Higher level versions are attached to wall structures effectively providing protection to homes, business's and all buildings near.

This may lessen as EV's soar the roads in increased numbers but of course gas and diesel remain used fuels. Another point to note is that lots of the particles in the air comes from most road surfaces, brakes and tyre material driven off with friction over time.

There's an extra green pro. Plants and wildlife around the roads would be protected from any grainy dirty flying particles too. An example of how simple innovation can bring lasting brilliant results to the life around us.