AethLabswasfoundedinMayof2011bybrothersJeffandStevenBlairinSanFrancisco,CaliforniatofocusonthedevelopmentofhighqualitypersonalexposureandBlackCarbonmonitoringinstruments.Throughdesigningandmanufacturingreliableandaccuratemeasurementinstrumentation,AethLabshelpstoenablenewsciencerelatedtopublichealthandclimatechange.Currently,AethLabs'mainproductisthemicroAethmodelAE51-ahandheldpersonalBlackCarbonmonitor-andwasoriginallydevelopedatMageeScientificCompany,wherebothJeffandStevenpreviouslyworked.AethLabsissupportingandupgradinginstrumentsforcustomerswhohavepurchasedMageeScientific-brandedinstruments.AethLabshasmadeimprovementstothemicroAethhardwareandsoftwareand,in2012,movedmanufacturingandassemblyfromEuropetotheSanFranciscoBayAreawithfinalassemblyin-houseatourSanFranciscofacility.ThemicroAethmodelAE51isavailableintheUnitedStatesdirectlyfromAethLabsandworldwidethroughourdistributors.