Speck Home Pollutant Monitor

Mar-20-15 The Speck home air pollution monitor makes it easier for people to measure and eliminate unwanted—and unhealthy—particles from their home.

Created by a team from Carnegie Mellon, the Speck is able to detect and monitor the fine particles, called PM2.5, that are invisible to the naked eye. According to the company, these tiny particles are small enough to become lodged in the lungs, causing health problems, and can be produced by external as well as internal sources—such as cooking.

To accurately detect these particles, the Speck is equipped with a machine learning algorithm that can recognize the "noise" in the sensor system and ignore it—delivering more correct results at an affordable price. The Speck also features an easy-to-read display, and connects to the house WiFi to gather local pollutant data from the internet. Users can track trends over time, and the Speck data can be integrated into the data from wearable fitness devices such as Fitbit.

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