Sensors will enable many emerging technology system such as IoT, autonomous vehicles and wearable technology which will lead to many improvements including better healthcare, manufacturing, safety, security and efficiency. New form factors of sensors are adding to existing sensor formats by being thinner, flexible, light weight, larger area and in some cases more sensitive, allowing sensors to go in more places than before. IDTechEx assesses this new wave of sensor technologies from the technology fundamentals to the players involved and the changes in products that are occurring.