Researchers create fireproof, self powered sensor

Posted On: 2019-03-04

McMaster researchers and their partners created a motion-powered, fireproof sensor that can track the movements of firefighters, steelworkers, miners and others who work in high-risk environments where they cannot always be seen. The key material in the sensor, a new carbon aerogel nanocomposite, is fireproof, and the device never needs charging from a power source.

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https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/mech/news/mcmaster-engineers-create-fireproof-sensor-track-firefighters-miners-oil-workers-high-risk