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Posted on: August 3, 2016 | By Mike Booth
The creation of the atomic bomb was at least good for something. In the 1940s, when the super-secret push to build the world’s first atom bomb began in earnest, Manhattan Project engineers needed a way to capture radioactive particles suspended in the air during experiments. They devised a filter composed of a series of arranged […]
Posted on: July 27, 2016 | By Mike Booth
First little birds. Now, little kids. Regular readers of this blog—and who isn’t? —will remember an item about an experiment in the UK involving pigeons outfitted with portable pollution counters, in order to get a better read on the various pollution levels in London. The thinking: by strapping a device to something incredibly mobile, researchers […]
Posted on: July 20, 2016 | By Liz Schwartz
So there is hope on the horizon. Researchers from IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore have found a macromolecule that can be used to fight all sorts of viruses. Originally, the researchers were working on finding out what made various viruses tick, and discovered commonalities among them. That led to the […]
Posted on: July 6, 2016 | By Mike Booth
It seems that innovative electric automaker Tesla has discovered something we’ve known all along: improving indoor air quality is vital. It recently made a splash in the media, revealing it had provided a feature in its all-electric SUV called Tesla X. The feature: something called Bioweapon Defense Mode, a cheeky name for a powerful air […]
Posted on: June 23, 2016 | By Mike Booth
With the introduction of the AM II, there’s now a complete line of commercial grade air purifiers for different environments. And like the rest of the AeraMax Professional family, it features EnviroSmart technology, it’s an energy efficient way to provide cleaner air. But which one is right for your situation? But there is a […]
