A number of parks in the Boston area will soon receive solar-powered smart benches, courtesy of Changing Environments, an MIT Media Lab spin-off company. Dubbed Soofa, the benches sport a solar panel, a pair of charging points for smartphones (or similar devices), and they monitor environmental data such as local air quality and noise pollution. .. Continue Reading Solar-powered smart benches to appear in Boston parks
Section: Environment
Tags: Charging, MIT, Smartphones, Solar Powered, Sustainability
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