This Air Purifying Tower Turns Smog into Diamonds

Updated 8.1.17, 12:33 PM EDT by Joi Matthew

This tower purifies air in Chinese cities like Beijing. Collected carbon particles are compressed into diamonds, then sold to fund more towers.

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