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New Kid on the Blog-k

New Kid on the Blog-k

by Whitney Mortensen
Apogee Instruments continually strives to develop new and innovative instrumentation, improve existing products, advance sensor applications, streamline current manufacturing processes, and provide immediate and effective customer support, all in an…
Featured Projects - Solar 4R Schools

Featured Projects - Solar 4R Schools

by Whitney Mortensen
Our Featured Project series is a new blog series where we highlight what some of our customers are doing with our products. If you have a project you would like to have included please email us at admin@apogeeinstruments.com.  {Photo from…
Energy Benefits of Highly Reflective Rooftops

Energy Benefits of Highly Reflective Rooftops

by Devin Overly
Ten years ago I began building my own home in Nibley, Utah. When it came time to pick the color for the asphalt shingles I talked my wife into a light gray color, compromising aesthetics in lieu of performance. Although I didn’t have any data to back…
Revisiting the Clear Sky Calculator

Revisiting the Clear Sky Calculator

by Revisiting the Clear Sky Calculator
I usually spend every other Saturday in my hometown, working as a butcher in my Dad and Uncle’s grocery store. Last time I was there, during an afternoon lull, I noticed a calibration verification sticker on the scale used to weigh meat (not un…
Differential vs. Single-ended Measurements

Differential vs. Single-ended Measurements

by Sif Smith
Apogee SO series oxygen sensor A couple of years ago, while talking to a customer who had a limited number of input channels on his datalogger, I suggested measuring an oxygen sensor using a single-ended channel instead of a differential cha…