Technology and art are deeply connected, working together to enrich the human spirit. Technology enhances creativity, offering tools like digital media, 3D modeling, and virtual reality that enable artists to push beyond traditional boundaries. Art, in turn, brings humanity to technology, embedding it with emotion, storytelling, and cultural depth. This synergy produces immersive experiences—such as […]
Hiroshima Memorial – 79 years of Nuclear Weapons
Today in Hiroshima, a Ceremony marks 79 years since the devastation of humankind’s first use of a nuclear weapon in war. In a moment of unprecedented global tension, the Japanese people remind the world of the horrors of nuclear war and hope the mistakes of the past not be repeated. About 50,000 people took part […]
uRADMonitor® A3 featured at Orange Telecommunication Expo
What started almost 125 years ago in the form of the wireless telegraph, an invention attributed to the italian inventor Marconi, now is part of our every day life, so deeply integrated into our lifestyles and work processes that there’s no going back. Telecommunications are undeniably one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments, driven by an inherent […]
Sensors at Craiova Summer School 2023 Edition
One year later, Craiova hosts the second edition of the “Summer School” Erasmus+ project “Application of advanced technologies in teaching and research, in the field of air pollution”. As a reminder, this successful project is developed by the University of Craiova in partnership with the Adana Türkeş Alparslan University of Science and Technology (Turkey), the […]
“Excellence in Innovation” Award from Orange at Innovation Labs Gala
Innovation Labs celebrated a decade of activity in the service of the Romanian entrepreneurship and innovation. The event took place on Monday at the Bucharest National Opera, bringing together representatives of tech startups, of the nine main partners of the program, investors and friends of the innovation ecosystem. The Innovation Labs Gala was an opportunity […]
Sensors built by Erasmus students in Craiova
When the Smoggie #airquality sensor was released as open source, we had a very specific target in mind: students and hobbyists that would build their own low cost sensors to add new data points on the global map, spreading the word on the #airquality impact on their communities and cities. This came to materialise on […]
Tonga explosion tracked by sensors
An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted violently on Saturday, causing tsunamis on several Pacific coasts. The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano, about 70 kilometers north of the island of Tonga, Tonga, erupted for the first time on Friday and for the second time on Saturday around 5:26 p.m. local time (GMT+13). Huge clouds formed above the […]
Happy & Successful 2022!
Against all odds, 2021 brought a lot of progress on what we do here, at uRADMonitor. Before wishing you the very best for the new year to come, here are some of the BEST THINGS that happened during 2021. With all these in mind, there are so many great things we are eager to continue […]
The uRADMonitor Mobile App
You asked for it once, you did it twice, ok I think this was one of the most requested things related to the entire project. We continuously build hardware gadgets but were a little behind when it comes to data visualisation. It was time to fill this gap, so here is the brand new mobile […]
The human factor
Technology is often seen as a soulless tool to serve our various needs. That’s one reason why “technical discussions” often get boring because it’s like sitting for hours talking about how wonderful a screwdriver is. However, this is not the entire truth. In short, each technology carries a piece of its creator’s soul and behind […]
Simcom-EBV Workshop on LTE-M solutions
I know this title might be challenging for some of you. And it’s not even the full title of the event, since the workshop also included the Orange LTE-M and Live Objects presentations. Allow me to clarify, Simcom is a communications hardware manufacturer (modems, GPS modules), EBV Electronik is a parts distributor, Orange is a […]
Viva Technology 2019 Paris
For the third time at Viva Technology in Paris 16-18 May, following the 2016 and the 2018 editions, this was our second participation as an exhibitor – at the Orange stand, as part of the international Orange Fab program. The first day was intense, right from the start with the gates open for over 100k […]
Innoteque 2019
ImpactHub hosted the second edition of Innoteque where representatives from the United States of America, Austria, and Israel shared their perspectives and experience in what makes a successful innovation ecosystem. Key players from the government, accelerators, capital, academic institutions, the private sector and public institutions where brought together to discuss ways of supporting and accelerating […]
GigabitDCx Semi-finals
The GigabitDCx challenge, launched back in October 2018 in Washington, DC, addressed some of the cities most complicated problems: traffic and changing climate. The call invited developers and entrepreneurs to come with innovative applications and services leveraging advanced networking technologies. uRADMonitor joined. After attracting more than 100 developers and entrepreneurs within 21 submissions, Mayor Muriel […]
Orange FAB Demo day
When uRADMonitor was selected in the OrangeFAB program, we had little idea of the implications. Bringing together professionals and resources to support our work, the program has come to have a massive impact on the uRADMonitor development. What an exciting adventure this was! But enough big words, let’s see a quick summary. Alba Iulia SmartCity […]
Transforming a Hobby into a Full-Scale Product
I was in the Bay Area for the ASIC Conference where uRADMonitor participated as an exhibitor. This came just a few days after the Environmental Monitoring Hack Chat that I hosted thanks to the kind invitation of Sophi Kravitz from Hackaday. Talking with Sophi I told her about my upcoming trip to the States and […]
National Finalist at CESAWARDS 2018
You could say this is becoming a tradition already, as we’re once again in the spotlight at this year’s Central European Startup Awards. Last year we’ve went as far as National Winner, while in 2015 we were just among the nominees. Magnasci SRL, the company behind uRADMonitor is now “Best IOT Startup”, while its founder, […]
Viva Technology 2018 Paris
uRADMonitor participated for the second time at the Viva Technology international fair, during May 24-27 in Paris. This time as an exhibitor, an opportunity facilitated by Orange Romania, through their Orange FAB program. Vivatech uRADMonitor quick vlog The event anticipated a massive participation, and the real numbers exceeded the initial expectiations. With over 100k participants […]
April 26, 1986
On the morning of 28 April, workers coming to the job at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden, registered high level of radiation detected on their bodies. The levels were not high enough to harm humans but the plant was shutdown for investigations. Workers coming to work at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in […]
SmartCity Debate Iasi 2018
The SmartCity Debate 2018-2020 took place in Iasi today bringing together hundreds of participants. There were representatives of city halls from all across the country and key players from several companies. The debate was organised around 5 panels, concerning urban mobility, smart utilities, cybersecurity, financing and startup demos. SmartCity Debate Iasi 2018 Participants uRADMonitor was […]
OrangeFAB Kick-Off in Iași
Iași was the recent host of a series of high tech events, aiming to contribute to the digital transformation of this important romanian cultural center. Continuing on their proven commitment to support genuine innovation, Orange added Iași as the next city to run the OrangeFAB acceleration program. Vlad Sorici, OrangeFAB Program Manager, presenting the […]
The world’s first mobile phone with air quality sensors
Caterpillar Inc., a world-renowned manufacturer of construction machinery and mining equipment, recently anounced the S61 – a smartphone equiped with a VOC sensor (volatile organic compounds), making it the world’s first mobile phone capable of detecting toxic chemicals in the air. S61 Smartphone Air quality history data The smartphone was presented at the Mobile World […]
uRADMonitor at #MWC18
For the second time at the Mobile World Congress, uRADMonitor now participated as a finalist of the LoRaWAN™ Challenge. The event took place on Tuesday, the second day of the MWC week. uRADMonitor was presented in front of an audience of IoT professionals including representatives from the LoRa Alliance™, Semtech, STMicroelectronics, EBV Elektronik and others. […]
IOT/WT Innovation World Cup
Munich, 30th of January 2018 From a total of 940 submissions, only 28 young companies and techpreneurs were invited as finalists at the WT|Wearable Technologies Conference 2018 EUROPE (#WTEU18). Their extremely innovative and groundbreaking products were presented on stage at the pitch and award ceremony of the IOT / WT Innovation World Cup® 2018. Radu […]
Innovation World Cup 2017/18 Finalist
From new means of connecting developed hardware to ground-breaking technologies, the evolving IoT innovations are contributing to solving thousands of issues that people face in their everyday lives. And this year the IOT/WT Innovation World Cup® 2017/18 dived into these opportunities. Your solution is amongst the best 3 percent uRADMonitor is a Finalist at the […]
Crowdfunding campaign “Uniform data – uniform rights”
The entire uRADMonitor effort fights to solve pollution at global level. We are grateful for all the community support we received so far: this includes our first successfully funded indieGogo campaign and all the uRADMonitor adopters that helped to create a global uRADMonitor network 800 units in size. Last but not least, visionary people involved […]
Top 5 Finalist in Hackaday Prize 2017
For the past few months uRADMonitor has been competing in Earth’s greatest hardware competition. The Hackaday Prize is a challenge to Build Something That Matters, make an impact, and create the hardware that will transform the world. One step at a time, we advanced in the competition and we are now one of the ten […]
OrangeFAB
Orange Romania announced the first six startups that entered Orange Fab, the corporate acceleration program. The program proposes several directions to help the development of the participants like co-innovation, access to Orange technologies, product validation or distribution. This effort can also result in added value for the Orange portfolio of products and services. Vlad Sorici […]
National Winner at CESAWARDS 2017
uRADMonitor is a National Winner and also became a Regional Finalist at the Central European Startup Awards 2017. This surely means some serious progress since the last time we ended up as nominees. uRADMonitor received two Winner titles, one for the Best IoT Startup track as a result of our intense work in this field, […]
#BalCCon2k17
The #Balccon2k17 brought together IT security professionals and enthusiasts from all around the world. For the fifth year in Novi Sad, this was one of the biggest security events in Southest Europe. Dubbed “U CNT CTRL ME”, the event presented its philosophy right from the start: the use of knowledge to break barriers. Like last […]
Finalist in Hackaday Prize 2017
uRADMonitor participated in the first edition of the Hackaday Prize, in 2014. Although it was just starting, the global network managed to reach the semifinals in a competition that aimed at “connected things”. Dave Jones blogged about it, and suddenly the entire World knew about uRADMonitor: One year later, with the Portable Environmental Monitor or […]
CeBIT 2017 Hannover
One of the World’s greatest technology fairs ended last week, leaving a deep impact in the minds of the participants. It became obvious that we are heading towards some major milestones in IC&T. So the message was about the current trends that are beginning to take shape, redefining the close future. A few of these […]
Alba Iulia becomes the first Romanian #SmartCity
Alba Iulia is a city located on the Mureş River in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. Its history goes back to ancient Roman times (106 to 275AD), when the existing settlement was known as Apulum. The following years bear mark of glorious historical deeds, making this city a symbol for the Romanian nation. Michael the Brave […]
Chivas The Venture Semifinals
uRADMonitor entered The Venture, a global competition created by Chivas, that offers 1 million dollars to create something that has a major social impact. This is the third edition, and the rumour has it that this year the competitiveness has increased considerably. We were happy to receive the invitation to the semifinals, together with other […]
Innomatch ’16
The fourth edition of the Regional Innovation Fair took place in Timisoara, bringing together local and international guests for an intense day of presentations and networking focused on the innovation ecosystem. The organisers, Tehimpuls and ADR West provided an excellent environment for exchanging ideas and establishing new partnerships, in an elegant location. We were as […]
Digital Romania Forum Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution, is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, including cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things and cloud computing. In this context the Digital Romania Industry 4.0 International Forum took place on November 3rd at the Victoria Palace in Bucharest and brought together high level […]
Upgrade my City 2016
Upgrade my city 2016 took place in Timisoara during the 2nd and 3rd of November, shaped as a call to action to all those living inside this city: individuals, companies, universities and the administration. Targeting 4 general directions health, education, town planning and entrepreneurship, the event stimulated active and collaborative involvement of the participants: As […]
RICAP Gala
The third cycle of the RICAP Innovation program concluded last week in Bucharest with an elegant evening in the company of RICAP mentors, participants, alumni and ecosystem supporters. The event highlighted the tech entrepreneurs who participated in this year’s program for an opportunity of drawing conclusions and providing feedback in an inspirational gathering. uRADMonitor was […]
#BalCCon2k16
Novi Sad was the recent host of a high density of hackers during the BalCCon2k16 conference, organised by the Linux User Group of Novi Sad with the participation of many international guests. Entitled time is an illusion, the event delivered interesting talks and workshops, and above all the chance to meet the people behind the […]
Viva Technology Paris
Just returned from the Viva Technology Fair in Paris. The event was huge, bringing together an impressive number of startups, investors and companies, driving the innovation spirit to a new scale. It was a place to meet new people, share ideas and get inspired from known speakers kindly offering insight and know how on their […]
Open Innovation
The International Conference of Clusters from Northern Transylvania is an annual event in Romania created out of necessity for joint innovative projects, with a major impact on the community. uRADMonitor was invited and we held a presentation in one of the sections of the event. One of the topics of substantial importance was the “Open […]
Winner of Innovation Labs 2016
The 2016 edition of the Innovation Labs competition, organised by Tech lounge and backed up by Orange, Carrefour and the Romanian-American Foundation, ended a few days ago with an impressive ceremony at the National Library of Romania. Code named “the Demo Day”, it was an interesting combination of technical product/prototype demo and live presentations held […]
Cluj Innovation Days
Cluj-Napoca emerged as Romania’s Innovation capital, thanks to the high number of universities, students and research programs, but especially due to the initiative of some very responsible people, that understood the need of creating an ascendent trend of development for the entrepreneurial spirit and business opportunities. Part of this positive direction was the Cluj Innovation […]
Mobile World Congress 2016
We’ve been in Barcelona for an entire week, for the Mobile World Congress. As the MWC is mostly about software, we thought it is a great moment to have our first mobile app ready, even if it is in Alpha phase and only for Android phones. Get it here, keep in mind it’s an alpha, […]
The Hackaday Prize 2015 Finals
The uRADMonitor model D, or the Portable Environmental Monitor, has entered this year’s Hackaday Prize competition, throwing in a complex hardware design, backed by a matching software infrastructure implemented with thousands of lines of code. What started with a simple hand drawn diagram was followed later by the Beta prototype and finally led to the […]
First prize at Arad Innovation Fair 2015
The Regional Innovation Fair 2015 aims to promote innovative technologies and solutions and brings together business and research professionals allowing you to open new business channels, exchange contacts and discuss potential cooperation in West Region, Romania. uRADMonitor is honoured to take the first prize, and is committed to continue delivering monitoring solutions, to track pollutions […]