Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic boosted the presence of thermal cameras in our society. These devices are becoming cheaper and smaller and can even be plugged in our smartphones. Therefore, soon enough everybody will have access to these instruments. Thermal cameras have been widely used for industrial, research and/or academic purposes. Now, in the rise of the online era, this work proposes and assesses a new application for such devices as visual engaging tools for science communication and e-learning in social media. Here, we introduce @thermogramer as a science communication channel that shows multispectral (optical and thermal) images of daily life objects to explain the science behind different topics of social interest (climate change, emerging technologies, health, and popular traditions). This young project is already present in social media, press, TV and museum’s exhibitions, and its designed content have been already useful for new inexperienced users, science educators and communicators.
Highlights
Introduction and ELearning in Social Media.In the last years, thermography and thermal cameras have acquired an increasing notoriety in our society, mainly boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic
We propose using thermal cameras as useful tools for teaching and communicating science in social media with focus on the general public education in different topics, such as climate change and global warming, emerging technologies and smart materials, health and personal self-care, thermography and thermal properties, among others
For highlighting the usefulness of thermography as a science communication and e-learning tool in social media, we identify common mistakes usually made by new thermal imaging users in the present time, where the number of inexperienced users has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Thermography and thermal cameras have acquired an increasing notoriety in our society, mainly boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic These thermal devices have been installed all around public spaces: in airports, train stations, malls, pharmacies, and hospitals, to list but a few. We can trace the origin of thermometry (the measurement of temperature) back to the times of Galileo [2], who first described a thermoscope in 1595. This thermoscope was an early version of a thermometer, made of a glass tube opened at the bottom and inserted in a vessel with water. These devices are getting smaller and cheaper in such a way that they can be even integrated and/or plugged in our smartphones
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