The first IoT anti-smog facemask that communicates with your smartphone.A new concept of urban mobility with greater attention and awareness on the air we breathe. This is the promise of Narvalo Urban Mask, the FFP3 anti-smog and anti virus facemask that communicates with a dedicated app, monitoring the quality of the air in the environment around us. Made entirely in Italy, the idea of this facemask was conceived at the Polytechnic University of Milan School of Design, developed under the PoliHub Innovation District & Start-up Accelerator’s Switch2Product programme, and realized in collaboration with BLS.

Which are the different types of facemasks and what are the differences? Alongside so-called surgical masks, there are also FFP1, FFP2 and FFP3 masks, with and without valves. What are the differences between these three types of protective facemasks?Surgical masks are medical devices that are used to protect ourselves and others. In fact, they block the propagation of droplets emitted orally when coughing and sneezing, or simply speaking. Nevertheless, they do not guarantee the blocking of the virus dispersed in aerosols as they are not leak-proof on the user’s face and do not have a filtering function during inhalation.

Gas e vapori I gas e i vapori rientrano in quelle classi di sostanze che possono minacciare la salute delle vie respiratorie e che necessitano di regolamentazioni specifiche in ambito professionale.   I gas si distinguono per l’estrema volatilità, in quanto a temperatura e pressione ambiente si presentano allo stato aeriforme. (es. ossigeno, azoto, anidride […]