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Our pick of the month’s smartest tech
…AN AESTHETIC AIR PURIFIER
Air purifiers aren’t exactly the most interesting products. They’re usually intended to blend into the background, but this one is different. The PhotoSynthetica is as much an art project as it is an air purifier. It ditches the plastic that’s usually used in such devices and instead focuses on glass and wood. The filtered air produced by the machine is used to stimulate algae growth, which can be gathered and converted into a plastic substitute. We’re unlikely to have these in our homes any time soon, but it is an interesting example of how day-to-day tech can become more renewable and better for the planet.