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When Wildfire Season Hits Home This summer, California’s night skies lit up once more with flames. The Gifford Fire glowed against darkness like an open wound, scorching forests and homes—but also consuming the air we breathe. For outsiders, wildfires may seem like distant headlines. For us, they seep into daily life—the flames are visible, but smoke and growing anxiety are palpable. Fire Scope: Size...

Why CO₂ Should Be Part of the Air Quality Conversation When we think about indoor air quality, we usually focus on visible or harmful pollutants—PM2.5, dust, odors, formaldehyde. But one of the most underestimated and biologically impactful components is carbon dioxide (CO₂). CO₂ is not toxic in small amounts. But in closed indoor environments—bedrooms, offices, schools, cars—it can build up quickly and quietly. Unlike...

When we talk about air pollution, what comes to mind might be smog, dust, unpleasant odors, or even the alarming red digits on an air quality monitor. But in the field of sensor technology, air pollution is far from a single concept. It is, in fact, a combination of two fundamentally different types of pollutants:   Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants. These pollutants differ not...