What is the temperature in the room you’re in right now?Take a guess, you’ll be correct within a few degrees.Now, what is the temperature of the room?Don’t bother answering that, it’s a trick question because in fact there is no “temperature of the room”, the temperature of the room is a 3D matrix that likely varies by up to 3°C (5.4°F) from one point to another.
Historically, monitoring of temperature-controlled environments has been one of the most important factors to monitor for sensitive applications. Whether you’re monitoring server rooms to tell when the AC goes off and jeopardizes costly IT equipment and data servers containing valuable information, or a medical office refrigerator containing perishable vaccines, temperature is one of the most critical parameters to...
On January 4, 2011, in an effort to prevent food borne illness, the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into to law.
The bacteria that cause foodborne illness, called pathogenic bacteria, can grow rapidly in food that’s above 40 ⁰F and can double in number in little as 20 minutes. Pathogenic bacteria doesn’t affect food’s odor, taste, or appearance, so you can’t tell it’s there.
"Why is the temperature on my thermostat different than my SmartSense device?"
We get asked this question a lot. Your thermostat may display one temperature while your SmartSense sensor might display something different. How can that be? It's because temperature in any location is a constantly changing 3 dimensional gradient.
SmartSense: What is your name and company?
Jessica: My name is Jessica Verdoza and I work for Integra clinical research.I am a research assistant so I help in the lab and take the temperatures. I have been here since 2006.
Erica: My name is Erica Johnson and I am clinical site manager for Integra clinical.I have been here for 1 year and 1 month.
