O is not just the any other show in Las Vegas or an orgasmic exclamation. In fact it’s a design concept for a domestic breathing machine that helps in automatic generation of oxygen.

Using an oximeter sensor, O constantly monitors the oxygen level in the air, and when it detects that this level is insufficient, it instantly activates the microorganisms it contains, Spirulina Platensis - a living organism with the highest yield in terms of oxygen production - and a light that favors spirulin photosynthesis. This emits native oxygen, which is diffused into the surroundings. As soon as the air oxygen level has returned to optimum, the light and agitation are interrupted and the spirulin falls back to the bottom of the container.

The idea is that in some deadly cities, oxygen levels are “90% lower than those required by our bodies under optimal conditions. Maybe designer Mathieu Lehanneur is onto something important here. According to his website, NASA thinks so, too, and he explains that the space agency is “carrying out very detailed studies on the subject, in connection with long term trips for its astronauts.”

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