Sensors

In this premium article, IDTechEx provides an overview of piezoresistive sensor technology and an update on the ongoing innovations in the field.

Spatial computing promises to transform the way we interact with our devices as computing goes truly 3D, with early signs of change already underway. While Apple's upcoming Vision Pro is bringing new excitement to this space, gaming-focused VR (Virtual Reality) headsets from companies including Meta, Sony, and Pico have sold millions of units, and AR (Augmented Reality) glasses from Vuzix, Microsoft, and more have found a valuable place in industry.

Tacterion offer pressure sensing and data acquisition solutions based around their proprietary flexible and stretchable piezoresistive sensor platform, plyon. Their plyon flex sensors are especially well suited to applications in which the sensor material is curved or is deformed during operation since they do not register a signal on bending.

Radar has been one of the most significant additions to vehicles in the past two decades. It provides luxury advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features like adaptive cruise control (ACC), as well as critical safety features like automatic emergency braking and blind spot detection.

Quantum technologies are evolving at a rapid pace. Spurred by the promise of exponentially faster computation and classically unachievable sensitivity, billions of dollars are being poured into the development of quantum computers and quantum sensors.

Both quantum dots and phosphors can be used for lighting and display applications, with their own pros and cons. This premium article compares these two materials and provide in-depth analysis.

Infleqtion is a brand name from Cold Quanta to represent the commercial arm of the company. At the UK Quantum Showcase 2023, Tess Skyrme, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, caught up with Physicist Dominic Reed at the Infleqtion booth where they were exhibiting their atomic clock tiqker.

Cerca Magnetics has developed a wearable brain-scanning solution using quantum sensors. Tess Skyrme, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, interviewed Special Projects Manager Chris Mariani. The company was founded in 2020 and is UK based.

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Both quantum dots and phosphors can be used for lighting and display applications, with their own pros and cons. This premium article compares these two materials and provides in-depth analysis.

The use of image sensors is set to revolutionize multiple industries from advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS)/autonomous driving to agriculture, industrial inspections, and medical imaging. The visualization of images beyond the visible light spectrum and the traditional red, green, and blue (RGB) is gaining traction and is set to impact the future of sensors in many more applications.

PROPHESEE is a fabless developer of sensors and software for event-based (neuromorphic) vision systems, which mimic how the human eye perceives light. Primarily used in machine vision systems, PROPHESEE has now released multiple generations of sensor.

Sensitronics develop pressure sensors based on force sensitive resistor (FSR) materials, which are produced by contract screen printing companies around the world.

Loomia are an e-textiles start-up founded in 2014 and based in New York, USA, developing a printable material that can integrate heating, lighting, and sensing functionality into textiles.

This premium article provides introductions to quantum dots, a material system that can be applied to various applications.

Sensel are a start-up company founded in 2013 and based in the Bay Area in California, USA, offering touch-sensing solutions for the next generation of human machine interface (HMI) technologies.

In recent years, there has been significant interest in the use of low-cost gas sensors affixed to lampposts, trees, and traffic lights within smart cities to monitor outdoor air quality. Yet before this industry has really taken off, there are already signs of a trend away from the adoption of expansive sensor networks towards mobile platforms.

Peratech is a force-sensing human machine interface (HMI) solutions company, founded in 1996 and inventor/developer of proprietary QTC® (Quantum Tunnelling Composites) materials.

A complimentary magazine by IDTechEx providing insights and outlook to 2034 for key technologies.

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