Latest Technology Inventions Posted by Philip,Abuja The latest technology invention in environmental pollution is a tower that cleans outdoor air. The Tower is a seven-metre (23 feet) high structure that removes ultra-fine particles from the air using a patented ion-technology developed by scientists at Delft University of Technology. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution causes the greatest environmental threat to our health. Air pollution causes respiratory and cardiovascular disease and accounts for over 7 million premature deaths every year - and that death toll is rising at an alarming rate. In California, where residents suffer from the worst health impacts of dirty air in the United States, air pollution causes premature death for 53,000 residents every year. In London, England, dirty air accounts for one out of every twelve deaths.