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Spinoff story

‘Electronic Nose’ Smells Trouble

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

After NASA and the Italian Space Agency sent an “electronic nose” for testing on the space station, its inventors founded Airgloss SRL in Rome and incorporated the technology into an air-quality sensor, which can also calculate the risk of COVID-19 spread in an indoor space.