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AUG Visits OCRIF Forum in Toronto

As part of the Ontario-China Research and Innovation Fund (OCRIF) program, A.U.G. Signals Ltd. (AUG) has partnered with the University of Toronto and Peking University in Beijing to develop a new network of air monitoring sensor systems. The team from AUG and Prof. Maosheng Yao from Peking University recently attended the OCRIF forum on May 16th. It was an informative and enlightening day full ...

May 16, 2016

By A.U.G. Signals Ltd.

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands to use uHoo in his office

Prince Constantijn van Oranje was the keynote speaker at the Business Summit 2018, an initiative of World Startup Factory. This successful event was organized on January 25, 2018 and hosted in cooperation with Province of Zuid Holland and Impact City. As a token of appreciation for his contribution Prince Constantijn received the uHoo indoor air sensor which was personally handed over by the ...

Feb. 2, 2018

By uHoo Limited

Dyacon Air Sensors Combine Temperature, Pressure, and Humidity

Dyacon air sensors, both the Modbus-compatible and SDI-12 versions, are digital output sensors that measure air temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity. The low-power sensor elements are integrated into a single probe and radiation shield. The sensor’s active sensing probe is housed in a compact radiation shield made of UV-stabilized polycarbonate. The low-mass shield ...

Nov. 16, 2014

By Dyacon, Inc.

Real world comparison of Solar screens in road weather station installations

CUSTOMER REPORTED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS FROM THE INSPECTION: The Challenger helical MeteoShield protected the sensor from the dirt contamination better compared to the Reference. MeteoTemp temperature and humidity sensor shows minimal signs of dirt buildup. Most notable is the lack of dirt buildup on MeteoTemp inside the helical MeteoShield from the direction of the roadway which is the ...

Sep. 7, 2017

By BARANI DESIGN

ADVANTICSYS Releases New Wireless Indoor Air Quality Sensor

ADVANTICSYS introduces a new IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor compatible with DM-124 wireless Modbus networks. The new product, called IAQM-THCO2 is capable of measuring air temperature, relative humidity and CO2 levels. The IAQM-THCO2 is auto configurable inside the radio network, it determines the best route to send data packets, and it effectively distributes the packets to all nearby radio ...

Jun. 23, 2014

By Advantic Sistemas y Servicios S.L

Finalists of air pollution sensor challenge announced

Four finalists have been selected in the My Air, My Health Challenge, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its challenge partners. Each finalist will receive $15,000, and will transform their designs to measure air pollutants and related physiological measurements into working systems. One overall winner will receive a cash award of $100,000 to be announced in June 2013. The ...

Nov. 15, 2012

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

AQMesh used in Transport Scotland’s Collaborative Sensor Rotation Programme

Transport Scotland recently piloted the installation of low cost air quality sensors at several locations near the trunk road network. AQMesh pods were deployed at these various roadside locations to monitor the levels of pollutants. At the same time, traffic data was collected to allow comparison between traffic volume, speed and classification. Analysing the traffic data indicated good ...

Apr. 6, 2016

By AQMesh

US navy missile blows up toxic satellite over Pacific Ocean

A network of land-, air-, sea- and spaced-based sensors confirms that the U.S. military intercepted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite which was in its final orbits before entering the earth's atmosphere, defense officials announced in a press release. At approximately 10:26 p.m. EST on Friday, a U.S. Navy AEGIS warship, the USS Lake Erie (CG-70), fired a single modified ...

Feb. 22, 2008

By US Department of Defence

Indoor Air Quality Sensor Testing for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Nov. 14, 2019

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd - a division of Edinburgh Instruments

Air quality sensors track pollution

Original story at MIT News Glimpses of blue sky are becoming a rare sight in Delhi, India’s capital, particularly in wintertime, when a thick white haze smothers the city. David Hagan, an MIT PhD candidate studying atmospheric chemistry and a Fellow in the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design, says that the city’s air quality is now quantifiably among the worst in the world. ...

Jun. 15, 2016

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Breathe London Pilot network extended into the COVID-19 recovery period

The Breathe London Pilot network of static AQMesh air quality sensors has been extended into the COVID-19 recovery period. This will create a fully validated dataset covering the latest phases of the recovery. Furthermore, it will provide critical analysis, including source apportionment and emission index quantification, and data assimilation to determine emissions during the recovery phase ...

Mar. 31, 2021

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

Leak confirmed at nuclear waste dump in New Mexico

Federal officials Thursday confirmed a leak of nuclear waste at a southeastern New Mexico repository, but it could be weeks before workers can safely access the underground dump to determine what happened. The release of radiation from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant poses no public health threat, officials emphasized, but the state environment secretary said he was concerned with the lag in ...

Feb. 21, 2014

By Associated Press

Smart Cities Risk Reputation With Poor Air Quality Data

The team at AQMesh continue to receive many enquiries from smart city initiatives and are concerned that integrators risk undermining entire projects by distributing meaningless or misleading air quality information. “Many of the people I speak to are used to dealing with sensors that are easy to ‘plug and play’ and expect to be able to do the same with air quality sensors. ...

Jan. 30, 2018

By AQMesh

AKCP Releases Wireless Tunnel Air Quality Sensor

AKCP, the world’s oldest and largest supplier of networked wired and wireless sensor solutions have released their Wireless Tunnel Air Quality Sensor. Combining air particles, volatile organic compounds (VOC), temperature and humidity in a single sensor. Values are checked against user defined thresholds once every 10 seconds. The sensor detects various Metal Oxide (MOx) gases, displaying ...

Jan. 13, 2021

By AKCP

Routes to Clean Air 2019

CERC were pleased to attend the Institute of Air Quality Management's annual Routes to Clean Air conference in London on 16th and 17th September. The Routes to Clean Air conferences provide an opportunity for air quality, public health and transport professionals to share their experiences of improving air quality, particularly in urban areas. This year featured an excellent selection of talks ...

Sep. 30, 2019

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Joins Senator Booker, Mayor Baraka and ICC to Visit Newark’s Community Air Pollution Project Which Utilizes EPA Science

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy joined Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Isella Ramirez of Ironbound Community Corporation at the Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center to visit the site of a first-of-its-kind community air monitor, which measures air quality in greater Newark where 25 percent of children suffer from asthma, three ...

Mar. 13, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality Monitoring contributes to reduce traffic pollution in Chester, UK

According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is causing around 467,000 premature deaths in Europe every year. Cities around the world are committed to improving air quality by drastically reducing the main contributor: road traffic. In most of the cases, drastic measures are being taken by capitals like London, Paris or Madrid forbidding private cars usage on given days or during ...

Mar. 16, 2017

By Advantic Sistemas y Servicios S.L

Breathe London wins Smart 50 Award

The Breathe London project has won a Smart 50 Award from Smart Cities Connect, in the Digital Transformation category. These annual awards recognize global smart cities projects, honouring the most innovative and influential work. In the project Google Earth Outreach have equipped two of their iconic Street View cars with air quality sensors. These have taken pollution readings approximately ...

Jan. 29, 2020

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

WolfSense 2012 Application Software

Graywolf Sensing Solutions of Shelton CT and Tuamgraney Ireland announces the release of a fully updated version of our core air quality sensor application software: wolfsense AS/PPC/LAP. This software operates on multiple platforms, including Windows 8 pcs (as soon as Microsoft officially releases it!). Also connect to WIN XP/7 tablets, netbooks, laptops, to Windows Mobile Pocket pcs and to ...

Jun. 13, 2012

By GrayWolf Sensing Solutions

Air quality services support trial interventions to aid the move to electric vehicles in India

EarthSense have announced details of its latest air quality project, Innovation for Clean Air (IfCA), supporting India’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Using MappAir® technology, EarthSense is building a detailed model of air pollution for Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore, India. Electric Lithium Cabs bus candidate in Bengaluru to be fitted with the Zephyr® air ...

Oct. 7, 2019

By Environmental Technology Publications Limited