Sensors

This article series is intended to assist those designing or using electronic and small electrical devices seeking to modernise. It will also assist those in their value chains even including investors and governments. The advances revealed and predicted apply widely from medical electronics to personal and household electronics, Internet of Things and more.

Omniflow is a company that transforms simple streetlights to a smart IoT platform. IDTechEx spoke with Pedro Ruão (CEO).

Autonomous vehicles will be one of the most significant changes in the mobility sector in the next two decades. There are numerous technical, economical, and legal/policy considerations for successful adoption. Within this, it is worth looking in more detail at the thermal management considerations of the key components. This article will look at one specific area: the thermal interface materials (TIMs).

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IDTechEx attended "Edge Computing World Europe", an online event which took place from March 9th - 11th 2021. This article covers some of the key trends from the event, including application examples of how edge computing is being deployed, specific technology developments needed and case studies of players and markets.

Condi Food uses hyperspectral imaging coupled with artificial intelligence to monitor food production lines and thus assist with quality control.

Orbital Sidekick use hyperspectral cameras on satellites, coupled with machine vision software, to obtain detailed information for pipeline monitoring, environmental surveys, military surveillance and more.

Gamaya is a Swiss company that has developed digital agriculture solutions utilizing hyperspectral imaging coupled with artificial intelligence.

Phasics is an established French company that offers high-resolution wavefront imaging sensors. These sensors are targeted mainly at scientific applications, but can also be used for medical imaging.

Innovation roadmap for the printed sensors market.

Thursday 18 March 2021 - New Opportunities Emerge for the Aerogel Market. The status of the silica aerogel market; Overview of key manufacturers capacity and product benchmarking; Assessment on the rise of Chinese manufacturers; Patent developments; and much more.

At Photonics Plus 2021 L'Oreal gave a presentation on how it is using photonics to to investigate the properties of its customer's skin, and thus proscribe/sell a specific or even customized treatment/cosmetic.

Silios Technologies is a French company that offers multicolored filters for multispectral imaging.

LuxC is an early stage Danish company that is utilizing LiDAR for ground support equipment at airports. IDTechEx attended a presentation by LuxC at Photonics Plus conference 2021.

The Insignia After Opening Freshness Timer is suitable for a wide range of modified atmosphere products. The unique smart label begins timing the moment a packet is opened.

On 24-25th of February 2021 IDTechEx attended the Innovations in Large Area Electronics (InnoLAE) conference. Conference attendees were a mix of primarily early-stage companies and academics. This premium article divides a selection of the most interesting and/or commercially relevant talks into 4 sections

Printed electronics is progressing by printing new forms of component. The planned 6G communications prevalent in 2030 is likely to rely on long-life printed metasurfaces everywhere.

The aerogel market is forecast to exceed $700m within the next decade. This may appear modest for a unique material family that has been known for nearly a century, but after long periods of stagnation and several market failings this would represent a significant growth from the market status in 2020. This article will look at what will be driving this growth.

On 23rd February 2021 Nano Dimension organized and hosted a short conference on additively manufactured electronics (AME). IDTechEx was pleased to be invited as a speaker, and gave an overview of what we believe are the most promising future applications for additive electronics manufacturing. This premium article summarizes presentations given at the event.

Drone sensors are critical to wider drone adoption. IDTechEx forecast that the market for drone sensors will be greater than $2.9Bn by 2031, according to their recent market research report "Drone Market and Industries: 2021-2041"