Innovation: ENEA and E-roundme design new tool to monitor air quality

ENEA and the start-up E-roundme have signed an agreement to develop a new integrated air quality monitoring device. The collaboration, initiated as part of ENEA's proof-of-concept program, foresees the creation of the ISMuSe (IoT Smart Multi Sensors Device) using latest generation of sensors and advanced technologies like the MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems), Internet of Things (IoT) and Augmented Reality (AR).

The new tool will provide accurate and innovative environmental monitoring fostering the development of new high performance, sustainable, low cost industrial solutions.

"In order to strengthen technology transfer from our laboratories to industry, ENEA has initiated the proof of concept program, of which the ISMuSe project is one of the results. The program aims to raise the level of technological maturity of ENEA patented technologies by promoting collaboration with industrial partners like E-roundme srl," said Alessandro Coppola, head of the ENEA Technology Transfer Directorate.

"Chemical sensors are an important next-generation tool for continuous and instantaneous monitoring of environmental pollution and for monitoring the sustainability of chemical processes. In particular, ceramic semiconductor-based sensors have high performance and low production costs, thanks to advanced nanomaterials developed at ENEA. These devices can also be used to make complex miniaturized instruments, like electronic noses and integrated multiple sensors," explained the project scientific leader Fabio Zaza, first researcher at the ENEA Department of Sustainability, Circularity and Climate Change Adaptation of Production and Territorial Systems.

 “The ISMuSe project aims at providing concrete solutions for the protection and management of the environment but it also represents an example of how collaboration between research institutions, universities and startups can give rise to innovations capable of generating technological and economic value on a national and international level,” pointed out Andrea De Matthaeis, founder and CEO of E-roundme.

"Thanks to the synergy with ENEA, we have the opportunity to integrate cutting-edge technologies into a device which will not only improve the quality of environmental monitoring, but also make the data more accessible and usable for companies and institutions. ISMuSe is a step forward in the digitization and sustainability of air quality monitoring solutions," said Alessandro Ambrosin, director and co-founder of E-roundme.