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Alphasense unites with policymakers and environmental leaders to inspire faster green recovery
Alphasense joined other industry leaders at a key event in London to encourage sustainability and clean air quality. The Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Parliamentary Reception brought together a broad spectrum of businesses, with the common goal of driving environmental change and green recovery.
Sales and Marketing Director for EMEA, Will Parrett, and Technical Director, Ronan Baron, represented Alphasense as “environmental pioneers” at the event, which was held on 21st July on the terraces of the House of Commons.
Steve Double, Member of Parliament (MP) serving as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment, spoke about progress on the Environment Act and reinforced opportunities for closer collaboration between the Government and industry. In addition, Chris Skidmore MP talked about the progress that Net Zero has made while Mims Davies MP, discussed the skills opportunities for members. EIC Chairperson,
Alex Tosetti, also spoke as part of proceedings at the exclusive, in-person event.
Mr Parrett said after the reception: “It was great to see so many businesses in one place, all with the common goal of driving sustainability to create a cleaner world. In our case, air quality is the specifi c issue, and an area where our gas and particulate sensors play an essential role.”
Alphasense has a strong track record in encouraging cleaner air quality, supporting both the Northern Air Quality News Conference in Manchester last May, and the National Air Quality News Conference, in London, due to be held in November.
Sitting within AMETEK Incs Mocon business unit, Alphasense offers a range of gas and particulate sensors, supported by over 25 years of design and manufacturing experience. Alongside a broad portfolio of sensors for industrial gas safety, Alphasense produces high-accuracy PPB sensors and PM sensors for air quality and environmental monitoring applications.
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Predicted growth of 1,140% in roaming IoT connections by 2027, as pperator network strategies disrupt market
A new Juniper Research study has found that the global amount of data generated by roaming IoT connections will increase from 86 petabytes in 2022 to 1,100 petabytes by 2027; representing enough data to stream 165 million hours of 4K video from platforms such as Netfl ix.
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This 1,140% growth will be driven by the termination of 3G networks; necessitating the adoption of low-power cellular networks. The research found that low-power wide-area networks provide a low-cost alternative to established operator-led cellular networks, such as 4G and 5G; driving the growth of IoT roaming connections through low-power, high-penetration coverage. Roaming IoT connections use wireless services outside of their registered operator’s network; accessing connectivity from other cellular providers.
The research noted that only 2% of total IoT roaming connections will rely on 5G networks by 2027, due to the low-power consumption and infrequent data transmission exhibited by the majority of devices. It found that only use cases dependent on low-latency and high-speed data downloads, such as autonomous vehicles and connected factories, will justify enterprise investment in 5G connectivity. For More Info, email:
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At the 81st Gas Analysis and Sensing Group Colloquium, which focussed on exposure limits, toxicology and human health, Dr. Jeremy Sizer presented his latest fi ndings on gas spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool – our reporter went along to fi nd out more.
As we all know very intimately, the human body is full of gas. And recent research into the crucial role played by gases in pathogenesis may lead to a curious revival of a centuries-old and seemingly trivial clinical practice: diagnosis by smell.
In general, gases in the human biological system can be grouped into three categories. Elemental gases are perhaps the most well-known; oxygen, of course, is inhaled during respiration and nitrogen concentrations are responsible for dysfunctions like the “bends”.
Less understood, though, are the simple compounds of molecular weights between 50 and 100, which are produced during metabolic processes. These simple compounds also function as signalling molecules, promoting certain crucial functions in a number of biological systems. Carbon dioxide, for instance, is not just a product of respiration but functions as a control for the respiratory process – by enabling vasodilation, for instance. Nitric oxide, on the other hand, helps to regulate blood-fl ow and as such, when the body begin to produce the compound as
it enters sepsis, its lowering of blood-pressure is one of the syndrome’s tell-tale signs.
Which brings us to the volatile vapours, gases whose molecular weight exceeds 100. Unlike compounds like nitric oxide, it’s not just the eff ects these gases produce in the human system which doctors rely upon in diagnosis. This time, they’re searching for the gas itself – and they’re following their noses.
Research into the spectroscopic detection of diagnostically-useful volatile vapours is being headed by the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, and it’s already had some success. Its fi rst project, named DIABLO, used laser spectroscopy to reliably identify the relevant concentrations of gases unique to clostridium diffi cile. SENTRI, their second venture, rapidly expands upon DIABLO’s methodology with the aim of developing a general infection monitor, capable of detecting indicative biomarkers in the breath-stream. There’s no doubt about it, then: this archaic medical practice might just be the future of diagnostics.
The next meeting of GASG which will be a hybrid meeting again, will take place at City University, London on Thursday 1st December. The working title of the meeting is “Gas Leaks - The Great Escape”.
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From left: Mims Davies MP, Steve Double MP, Stephen Marcos Jones, EIC CEO (Photo credit EIC)
From left: Will Parrett, Sales and Marketing Director for EMEA, and Ronan Baron, Technical Director
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