Growth Opportunities in Biosensors, Wearable Strain Sensors, Turbidity Sensors, LiDAR, Radar, and Electronic Skin

This issue of Sensor Technology Opportunity Engine covers advancements in biosensors, wearable strain sensors, turbidity sensors, LiDAR, Radar, and electronic skin. Some of the innovations profiled include advancements such as induction position sensor, ammonia biosensors, autonomous vibration sensors for IIoT, low energy bluetooth smart sensors, intelligent vision sensing, nanosensors, sensors for rapid detection of COVID-19, Radar, and LiDAR.

Sensor Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a monthly basis. Innovations are directed toward developing smart and intelligent sensors with functionalities beyond sensing. Research focus areas include low power sensors (energy harvesting), industrial automation sensors (M2M, vision sensor), ubiquitous sensor (WSN, sensor fusion), smart sensors (wearables, quantified self), high sensitivity and smaller size (MEMS, nanosensors), and improved security (CBRNE, terahertz). The need for low power, smaller, lighter sensors with enhanced performance attributes and minimal false alarms is driving innovations in the sensors space.

The Sensors and Instrumentation cluster covers innovations pertaining to technologies such as wireless sensors and networks, energy harvesting, haptics and touch, MEMS and nanosensors, Terahertz, ubiquitous/smart sensors, CBRNE, quantified-self, sensor fusion, M2M communications, and drones.