Eco-friendly device developed at UL, Ireland detects real-time pipe damage
E-Mail IMAGE: Dr Sarah Guerin, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Physics and the Bernal Institute in UL view more Credit: Sean Curtin/True Media A researcher at University of Limerick has developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly sensor that can detect damage in pipelines and could save water as a result. The damage detection sensor uses highly sensitive, eco-friendly crystals that generate an electrical signal in response to a leak. It is the first validation of these biological crystals for real world applications, according to Dr Sarah Guerin, a postdoctoral ...
Source: eurekalert.org