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Have you heard about the Scentroid US20 Urban Scanner yet? The complete platform Urban Scanner is an air quality scanning device built for urban landscapes. It collects and combs information such as air pollution concentration, a 3D map of the city, traffic conditions, micro-weather patterns, and more. An easily mountable weatherproof device installed on the
Scentroid’s US20 Urban Scanner is Shaking Up the Industry! Read More »
Nitrogen based fertilizers have always been an easy solution with farming. They are not only incredibly effective, but they are also readily available and a cost-effective method of enhancing crops. Unfortunately, Nitrous Oxide (N₂O) is created as a bi-product of these fertilizers. N₂O is 265 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than
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Scentroid is excited to announce the newest, most efficient method of sensing methane (CH4) ever! Our brand-new Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometry (TDLS) module for sensing methane (CH4) measurements is now ready for public use. Our TDLS technology allows the detection method of sensing methane in sub-ppm levels with near-zero cross-sensitivity. This ensures reliable, accurate measurements
Our Most Efficient Method of Sensing Methane is Here! Read More »
In 1927, Scientists had believed the human nose was capable of detecting 10,000 distinct odours. According to a recent study authored by Rockefeller University, the human nose is capable of detecting at least one trillion distinct scents. Back then, we had only begun to scratch (and sniff) the capabilities of olfactometric science. Our advancements since
Our Ever Shifting Science of Smell Read More »
If you search for “New Delhi Air” you will be bombarded by articles discussing rapidly declining air quality. As per the Atlantic: Ministers are demanding school cancellations. Citizens are ordered to stay indoors for several days and keep all windows closed. Five million children have been handed face masks to help with the rapidly declining
New Delhi Air Quality Crisis; UN Responds Read More »
Case Study: A feedlot and compost facility in rural Alberta had been receiving odour complaints from nearby residents. Located within the surrounding community on the outskirts of a major city, the feedlot’s complaints were numerous and collected quickly. Over a short period of time, the local Government demanded immediate action or the feedlot may face
What’s that Smell? Ask the Scentroid Odour Experts! Read More »
As more and more studies create links between adverse health conditions and air pollution, air quality remains a hot topic issue. This is especially true in our current political climate. This September, a reported 7.6 million voices from young to old marched in a series of global climate strikes demanding leadership and change. Creating a
The Politics of Air Quality Read More »
Unmanned aerial vehicles are no longer a thing of the future. They are part of our everyday life. KJN Technologies recently presented the Scentroid DR1000 Pollution Monitoring Lab features, applications, and data quality at the Air Quality Exhibition of South Korea. Traditionally, ground-based monitoring usually conducts air quality assessments. However, manned aircraft and satellites continue
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We’re very excited to announce our partnership with Google’s R&D company Google X, to integrate our best-of-breed sensory technology with Google’s cloud machine learning research. Google X is a semi-secret research-and-development facility founded by Google in January 2010. Their mission is to invent and launch “moonshot” technologies that they hope could someday make the world
Scentroid Partners with Google to Revolutionize the Sensing Industry Read More »
According to WHO, more than 5.5 million people worldwide die each year as a result of air pollution. Many of these deaths occur in large cities, where exhaust, factories, and other industries fill the air with pollutants. WHO issued in 2005 the air quality guidelines (AQG) with the intent to achieve the protection of public
How Smart Cities are Using Scentinal SL50 to Map Air Quality Read More »