TOP STORY UF Scientists Develop Water Quality Monitoring Device The device, dubbed GatorByte, incorporates GPS and cellular communication to make tracking and recovering the unit possible, with data sent to the cloud in real time using a cellular signal. (TNS) — University of Florida scientists have developed a device to monitor water quality for as little as $1,500. Eban Bean, UF/IFAS assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering (ABE), is working with Piyush Agade, an ABE doctoral student to develop "GatorByte," a water-quality buoy device. READ MORE |