Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

As smoke from hundreds of burning wildfires spread across Canada and the United States, the first three operational ...

Cautious Woman Carried Carbon Monoxide Detector–but It Was Already Too Late

Jess Potter’s “health anxiety” meant she always feared being poisoned, yet for months she didn’t realize she was already ill.

Autonomous drones measure volcanic gas clouds, offering clearer eruption warning signs

To better assess the danger posed by volcanoes, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new ...
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Tiny chip that controls mid-infrared light could improve detection of gases and heat

Infrared cameras can be used to spot useful information that our eyes can't see, such as gases escaping from a pipeline, ...