UK drone technology firm secures £3.65 million investment

A UK firm developing autonomous aerial solutions, sees.ai, has raised £3.65 million in a funding round. The group said the investment will accelerate its...

Honey bees can be used to monitor PFAS levels in the environment, says study

Honey bees can be used to monitor levels of PFAS in the environment, a new study from The James Hutton Institute and the University...

Tentacle-like underwater robot will make offshore inspections safer and more precise, say creators

A tentacle-like underwater robot that its creators say can safely interact with offshore structures is being primed for a role in the inspection and...

Drone swarm advance would boost speed and safety, say researchers

An advance that might allow drones to retain high speed while avoiding collisions in cluttered environments has been reported by researchers at Durham University A...

Versatile flow computer for hydrocarbon measurement

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Ex-i Flow Measurement. The SFC3000 flow computer from Sussex based Ex-i Flow Measurement Ltd is...

Profiling an invisible hazard: Equipping sites to work with hydrogen

While hydrogen has advantages that explain its ongoing use as a putative green replacement for many other fuels, it does present a quite distinct...

Fluid strategies for waste and cost reduction

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with A&S International and Fluitec A couple of forthcoming events will equip participants with expertise in...

Research brings clarity to simulating PM nanoparticle movement

A new method improves efforts to simulate the movement of airborne nanoparticles of particulate matter (PM), according to the group behind it, comprising researchers...

Real-time CO monitoring protects workers in mobile cleaning units

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Blackline Safety A recent solution for carbon monoxide monitoring demonstrates significant safety, data and productivity...

Knowledge is power: The scope and limits of air quality monitoring today

Envirotec asked Acoem UK managing director Derrick Jepson for an overview of the UK air quality monitoring landscape today, and some of the challenges...

Tree-mendous potential of inexpensive drones to help community forests flourish

Small, inexpensive drones could hold the key to unlocking affordable access to the kind of carbon monitoring necessary to access carbon and nature payments...

Gas sensors and innovation: What is the recipe for success?

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Alphasense This article covers a recent interview with Dr Ronan Baron, Technical Director at Alphasense....

Probing PM: What lurks within?

A new study suggests the proportion of harmful substances in particulate matter is much higher than had previously been assumed. It focuses particularly on...

Optical aerosol analyzer provides real-time particulate matter monitoring

Instrumentation firm ENVEA has launched an Optical Aerosol Spectrometer designed for real-time particulate matter (PM) monitoring, delivering "ultra-precise data in any environment". The OPM250...

Finnish firm publishes detailed breakdown of carbon footprint of gas analyzer

Finnish instrument manufacturer Gasmet Technologies has released a seemingly comprehensive carbon footprint analysis of their GT5000 Terra gas analyzer, providing valuable insights into the...

AI-based project provides accurate, real-time, hyper-local air quality data, says group behind it

Exciting possibilities come into view with the capability to gather accurate, real-time air quality data at a hyper-local level, implemented in an affordable way...

Hydrogen safety to be researched by industry-academia project in Aberdeen

A research project at the University of Aberdeen is investigating new materials and methods for hydrogen transportation and storage, repurposing existing assets and skills...

Brighton installs one of the largest real-time air quality sensor networks in the UK

​ Air quality technology firm EarthSense has announced that its Zephyr® monitors have been rolled-out in locations across Sussex to create one of the largest...

Probing human serum for unknown and hazardous chemicals

A groundbreaking method of detecting unknown chemicals in human serum is proposed in a study by a group from Chiba University. The approach answers...

Acoustic landscape monitoring suggested as a game-changer for biodiversity improvement

AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with "Polly". What's described as the world's first fully automated acoustic 'panoramic' landscape monitoring system, which can report in...