Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Monday, April 29, 2024
High-tech mining jacket a wearable warning system
A team of university graduates in Chile has developed a potentially life-saving jacket to be worn by miners deep underground. Inspired by the rescue of more than 30 Chilean miners in 2010, the jacket is equipped with technology that transmits a miner's vital signs in real time and sends out warnings when conditions become dangerous. Tara Cleary reports.
(Source: http://news.msn.com/)