Apogee Instruments' Blog

I work hard and take pride in doing good work: to always do my best. As I have come to be part of the Apogee family, I have noticed that my feelings of hard work and pride are commonly shared. I have seen others work on weekends, or late into the e…

Apogee Instruments is pleased to announce the release of our Infrared Radiometer Meter and our Ultra-Narrow Infrared Radiometer. Some of their features and uses are listed below. MI-210 FeaturesThe IRR meter has a tenth degree resolution with ±0.3…

Temperature of an object is determined by three modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. While conduction and convection are generally easier to understand, radiation is often the most important mode of heat transfer. Unde…

Since 1972 when a scientist named Keith McCree demonstrated that counting photons in the photosynthetically active range (400 to 700 nm) would better predict photosynthesis than the measurement of foot-candles, the quantum sensor has been used to m…

I went to my dentist yesterday morning for a 6-month cleaning and check-up. Since I have had no special dental problems for several years, I quizzed him about the need for inspections every 180 days. He replied with an eloquent summary of the mic…