The acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon has been the focus of much attention over the last week. And it’s not only retailers that are taking notice. With our increased desire for delivered goods, drone companies are looking toward Amazon as a way to shepherd in the use of drones in mainstream retail. Amazon is, […]
Tag Archives: air pollution
Connected trees will be scrubbing the air in a city near you soon
Air pollution is a significant problem in many parts of the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 6.5 million deaths per year can be attributed to air pollution, much greater than the number who die from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and road injuries combined. A number of enduring serious health conditions can also be attributed to […]
Check out our list of tech hits and misses from CES 2017
Well, another CES is in the books. We all got together with 165,00 of our closest friends in Vegas to check out the latest in tech, walking millions of millions of miles over more than 2.6 million square feet of exhibition space. It can be a challenge to find the shining star smart devices amidst […]
Calm, cruel and connected: July’s best and worst of IoT
It seems that every day a new IoT device or means to connect existing devices is revealed. With so much energy in being devoted to tell us how, when, where, what we can connect to each other, the “why” may be getting a little blurry. So we want to take a step back every now and […]
How to make air pollution measurement more accurate
IoT is putting itself forward as a means of tackling one of the world’s biggest health problems: air pollution. A problem that is not limited to developing countries but stills plagues some of the biggest cities in Europe. Just last year the UK High Court ruled that the government must take action to cut pollution after being in […]
Sensity Systems partners with Chinese think tank to improve cities
Sensity Systems is teaming up with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to help lower air pollution and congestion levels in China’s cities, alongside providing video surveillance technology for the government. The two companies launched a joint venture spin-off, which will have its own IoT platform for Chinese Smart Cities. Outside of China, Sensity will […]
Could smart cities improve indoor air quality with home sensors?
To most people, air pollution comes from factories and car exhausts, but indoor air quality impacts – from smoke, paints, varnishes, and spores – are quickly becoming a bigger cause for concern. That’s according to an international team of researchers led by the University of Surrey, who claim the lack of real-time data on indoor […]