Protecting your health and the planet with our affordable high-quality fine and ultra fine air pollution sensors.
Based on commercially proven Microelectromechanical Thin
Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (MEMS FBAR) technology Funded by NASA, NSF & NIH
Air Pollution
Air pollution is a fundamental problem for animals, humans and plants.
According to the World Health Organization 7 million people die from related symptoms each year. Worldwide, poor air quality is responsible for almost as many deaths as cancer and an order of magnitude more deaths than HIV and malaria combined.
In East Asia and the Pacific alone, the World Health Organization estimates that 1.3 billion people – almost a quarter of the world population is breathing unsafe air each day. Particulate pollution is linked to heart disease, some cancers and early death. Children, the elderly and the sick are especially vulnerable.
Technology
AirSpeQ is commercializing sensors for fine and ultrafine airborne particulate matter (PM) detection and monitoring. The technology is based on patented proprietary MEMS thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) technology, and leverages more than 12 years of R&D at the University of California at Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Consumer sensors available today monitor superficial, visual and or olfactory air pollution because that is all they are able to measure. AirSpeQ’s prosumer grade technologies leapfrog existing consumer solutions by allowing the accurate measurement of the most pernicious small particulate matter that can not only penetrate the lungs but also the brain and blood system. In contrast to consumer sensors, AirSpeQ’s prosumer technologies accurately measure PM across the full range of concentrations, are reliable across a range of environmental operating conditions, have a smaller form factor, consume less power, work longer without preventative maintenance and cost substantially less.
