With advances in nanotechnology, these tiny sensors can detect multiple gases simultaneously, with sensitivity to parts per billion.
A COMPANY WE WERE FIRST INTRODUCED TO at CES 2019, AerNos, has a simple yet compelling message: We take 20,000 breaths every day. Do you know what’s in the air you’re breathing?
AerNos multi-gas sensor modules are complete sensor design systems designed for plug-and-play integration into smart devices. With advances in nanotechnology, these tiny sensors can detect multiple gases simultaneously, with sensitivity to parts per billion (ppb). They are self-calibrating, operate on low power, and are incredibly affordable.
The reason we have been following this company for a few years is that clean air methodologies in today’s performance homes lend themselves to wellness strategies. But how are we measuring the clean air in the home? And what about indoor-outdoor living? Not to mention the air in your car, at your supermarket or the office?
AerNos is partnering with Fortune 100 companies in order to embed their sensor device, along with their analytics app, in any number of Smart devices. Imagine your phone has a nano gas sensor as a standard feature that could alert you to unhealthy environments.
Or in a home environment, you would be able to monitor air pollutants such as formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide, ozone in order to test your HVAC/air purification systems. You can receive granular level real-time data as far as food safety and spoilage, detecting pesticide residues or seafood/meat spoilage.
Currently, AerNos has several products on the market. The AerIoT™ (shown above) is an IoT enabled gas sensor product for monitoring air pollutants, volatile organic compounds, infrastructure gas leaks and other hazardous gases. It is designed to be integrated into third party IoT connected devices such as air purifiers, security systems, etc.
The AerBand™ Research is a wearable or clipable product designed to monitor air pollutants in real time. AerBand Research is customizable, enabling researchers to target specific gases and features an end-user app for Android or IOS.
As we move forward with clean air strategies, one of the items on our checklist is how to monitor, in real time and conveniently, the purity of the air. We’re keeping an eye on AerNos as a company to watch.
