Cleanroom safety with sampling gas detectors
Cleanrooms are enclosed facilities specially designed to control levels of airborne contamination. Depending on the particle concentration, clean rooms are categorized into nine ISO classes. Class 1 being the purest and containing only 12 particles per cubic meter. By contrast, the particulate concentration of ambient air is around 35 million particles per...
Fastest insect in the world used for gas detection
Scientists at UC Berkeley University have created an insect-sized robot that is fast and mobile like real insects and bugs. It owes its mobility to "feet" that use different voltages to change the strength of adhesion to the surface, which allows it to change the direction of movement suddenly and quickly. The...
Why acoustic gas detectors make a difference: The Searchzone Sonik
When dealing with compressed gasses in outdoor applications or when distributing pressurized natural gas through pipelines, in the event of leaks or fires, the hazards can range from personal injury or death to serious infrastructure damages. Traditional gas detection methods can be influenced by environmental factors like wind, so additional...
Honeywell introduces automated methane monitoring solution in Europe to help companies address their climate goals
Honeywell introduced its gas cloud imaging (GCI) system in Europe to provide automated and continuous monitoring for leaks of dangerous and polluting gases such as methane at oil and gas, chemical and power generation facilities across the continent. Reducing gas emissions such as methane from hydrocarbon operations is one the most cost-effective and impactful methods to...
Wearable hologram sensor that can detect toxic gases
Gas accidents such as toxic gas leakage in factories, carbon monoxide leakage of boilers, or toxic gas suffocation during manhole cleaning continue to claim lives and cause injuries. Developing a sensor that can quickly detect toxic gases or biochemicals is still an important issue in public health, environmental monitoring, and...
Gas detection technology boosts fight against COVID-19
Gas detection can play a major role in the deployment of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine. This vaccine requires storage and transportation at -70°C in sealed containers due to its mRNA (Messenger RNA) molecule technology. Such a low temperature is maintained using dry ice. Dry ice is solid, frozen carbon dioxide (CO2). However, at temperatures above -78°C, CO2 sublimates, which is when it becomes gaseous and potentially...