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Passive Sensing on Public Buses Could Help Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

Scientists have established a new method for detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in air filters placed on public buses. The findings, published on the medRxiv* preprint server, highlight the potential use of air filters in the fight against COVID-19.

9 Jun 2021

Sensors on Rooftops Provide Reliable Urban Emission Estimates by Measuring CO2 in the Air

Carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles fell 33% in April of 2020 compared with previous years, as roads emptied and economic activity slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in Geophysical Research Letters.

8 Jun 2021

Low-Loss Mirrors Could be Used for Trace Gas Detection in Medicine, Environmental Science

Manufactured in a new process based on crystalline materials, these low-loss mirrors promise to open up completely new application areas, for example in optical respiratory gas analysis for early cancer detection or the detection of greenhouse gases.

25 May 2021

Highly Sensitive Seismic Instruments Enable Groundwater Monitoring

Scientists from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), along with collaborators from Nepal, have revealed a sophisticated technique to monitor the dynamics of groundwater in high-mountain regions.

20 May 2021

Radar Satellites can Improve Ability to Detect, Prepare for Natural Disasters

Under the guidance of Curtin University, a new study has demonstrated how radar satellites can enhance the potential to detect, track, prepare for, and resist natural disasters in Australia, such as earthquakes, floods, and bushfires.

26 Apr 2021

Delta-T Devices sensors at the NIAB EMR WET Centre - 2020 data shows record crop yields due to smart irrigation breakthroughs

2020 was a record year for strawberry yields at the Water Efficient Technology Centre (WET Centre), based at NIAB EMR in Kent, UK. The WET Centre is an extensive research...

From Delta-T Devices Ltd 12 Apr 2021

Hydrogel Shells Could Help Deploy Bacteria as Environmental Sensors

By sealing bacteria in tough yet porous, outer casings, environmental scientists could use these organisms as safe and effective detectors of environmental contaminants like heavy metals.

7 Apr 2021

Electrical Sensors to Detect Harmful Free Radicals

An international project involving researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) is receiving 3.2 million euros from the European research and innovation program "Horizon 2020" to develop a cost-effective method for measuring certain air pollutants.

24 Mar 2021

A New System to Remotely Monitor the Behavior of Freshwater Mussels

Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behavior of freshwater mussels. The system could be used to alert researchers to the presence of toxic substances in aquatic ecosystems.

24 Mar 2021