News tagged with carbon dioxide sensors

Underwater gliders provide documentation of aggregate flux event during North Atlantic phytoplankton bloom

Using the latest in optical sensor technology, marine scientists from the University of Maine and the University of Washington have achieved unprecedented documentation of a critical phenomenon that occurs ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Solar-powered nano sensor targets gases more polluting than carbon

(PhysOrg.com) -- A solar-powered sensor station to monitor in real time the concentration of gases that are key culprits in climate change and air pollution has been installed on a QUT Gardens Point roof as ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Glitch makes NASA cut short Endeavour spacewalk

NASA managers cut short a task on Friday's otherwise routine spacewalk by two Endeavour astronauts because one of their carbon dioxide sensors stopped working, but most of their work was already finished.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japanese rescue-bot can sniff out disaster survivors (w/ Video)

Japanese emergency services are to trial a small tank-like rescue robot that can search rubble for survivors and deliver water, food or cellphones in disaster zones.

Electronics / Robotics

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measuring carbon dioxide over the ocean

Reliable measurements of the air-sea flux of carbon dioxide - an important greenhouse gas - are needed for a better understanding of the impact of ocean-atmosphere interactions on climate. A new method developed ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0