{"id":157785,"date":"2016-03-08T08:35:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T06:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=157785"},"modified":"2016-03-08T08:36:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T06:36:46","slug":"boeing-develops-self-cleaning-toilet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/157785-boeing-develops-self-cleaning-toilet.html","title":{"rendered":"Boeing develops self-cleaning toilet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boeing.com\/features\/2016\/03\/self-clean-lavatory-03-16.page\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Boeing engineers have developed<\/strong><\/a> a self-cleaning lavatory prototype that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to kill 99.99% of germs.<\/p>\n<p>The cleaning system can disinfect all surfaces in three\u00a0seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing believes this self-cleaning technology, combined with touchless features, will enhance the passenger experience on commercial flights.<\/p>\n<p>The lavatory uses Far UV light that will activate\u00a0when the lavatory is unoccupied.<\/p>\n<p>Far UV is different from the UVA or UVB light in tanning beds, and is not harmful to people.<\/p>\n<p>The toilet lid would also lift and close by itself, so that all surfaces are exposed during the cleaning cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The design also incorporates a hands-free tap, soap dispenser, trash flap, and hand dryer.<\/p>\n<p>A hands-free door latch and a vacuum vent system for the floor are also being\u00a0studied.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on gadgets<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/government\/153558-drones-to-fight-rhino-poaching-in-south-africa.html\">Drones to fight rhino poaching in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/152581-drone-sets-world-record-for-carrying-heaviest-cargo.html\">Drone sets world record for carrying heaviest cargo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/151265-the-drone-you-can-fly-to-work-in.html\">The drone you can fly to work in<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boeing is pioneering the use of advanced UV light which sanitizes lavatory surfaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":157787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[36,8789,35963],"class_list":["post-157785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-active","tag-boeing","tag-self-cleaning-toilet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157785"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157785"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":157791,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157785\/revisions\/157791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}