Feb. 21, 2006 – Texas-based Nano-Proprietary Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech Inc., has developed a “gated” metal oxide sensor for carbon monoxide detection and measurement. The gated approach allows the sensor to operate without heating, as compared with most sensors which require heating the sensor to greater than 250 degrees Celsius.
The company said the sensor is specific to carbon monoxide with no cross sensitivity to other gases and elements and that it can operate in extreme environments ranging from negative sixty degrees Celsius to one hundred and sixty degrees Celsius. The sensor also operates at low power, is easily portable, highly sensitive, and has a fast response/recovery time with instant-on operation.