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Remote Sensing Technology Helps Improve Urban Air Quality

Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney have demonstrated the effective use of remote sensing technology for the fast and accurate detection of highly polluting vehicles in urban environments.

3 Feb 2022

Governments Rally Around Airly Sensors to Tackle Air Pollution

The UK’s second largest city Birmingham and Poland’s capital Warsaw have taken decisive action to address the plight of air pollution by taking the first step to monitor air quality through Airly, the cleantech company who will install their sensors across their cities.

2 Feb 2022

Robot Solution for Automating the Lettuce Harvest

British research team of agricultural engineering and machinery experts develops harvesting robot with IDS camera

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 20 Jan 2022

New Wearable Device Could Help Vapers Measure Their Exposure to Nicotine

A few studies have demonstrated that nicotine, a so-called addictive substance in electronic cigarettes, increases the threat of respiratory and cardiovascular disorders.

9 Dec 2021

New Smart System to Accurately Identify Five BTX Molecules

Scientists headed by Professor Gang Meng from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found five volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with various functional groups, and they designed a smart system to precisely determine five BTX (toluene, benzene, and three xylene isomers) molecules.

6 Dec 2021

Novel Remote Sensing Approach to Rebuild Permafrost-Related Ground Deformation

Climate warming makes permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) undergo considerable thawing and degradation. Ground deformation is a crucial indicator of permafrost degradation. This can be measured through the latest multi-temporal Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) methods.

26 Nov 2021

Researching Robust Environmental Sensors for Fully Autonomous Vehicles

As an interesting fact, modern cars contain an increasing number of sensors. They help with parking, tracking blind spots, and helping people keep their distance from the car in front.

25 Oct 2021

Tackling Climate Change Using Real-Time Monitoring of Urban Greenhouse Gases

A request has been sent to policymakers as well as city and regional government leaders to find out the way in which real-time monitoring of urban greenhouse gases (GHGs) could help them in their measures to address climate change.

7 Oct 2021

Mathematical Model for Developing Ideal Synthetic Aperture Radars

Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have collaborated to develop a model aiming to assist engineers in creating and selecting the most potential conceptual designs of satellite radar systems.

5 Oct 2021

Economical Sensors to Track Climate Change Effects in Coastal Texas Town

A civil engineer from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is working with a Texas coastal town to create an economical sensor network that will help the community track the effects of climate change.

20 Sep 2021