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How can low-cost sensors help address climate change?

June 30, 2022 By Randy Frank

According to the recent IDTechEx report “Printed and Flexible Sensors 2022-2032: Technologies, Players, Markets,” low cost printed/flexible sensor technologies could play a significant role in adapting to climate change [1]. Adapting could take various forms, from changing the areas in which specific crops are grown to building flood defense systems and even relocating cities in more […]

Filed Under: Biosensor, Chemical Sensor, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Tagged With: IDTechEx

What’s new in Printed/Flexible Stretchable and Functional Fabric Sensors?

February 25, 2020 By Randy Frank

By winning one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions 2018 Awards in the Gears and Gadgets category, BeBop Sensors fabric sensors have put printed/flexible stretchable (P/F/S) and functional fabric (FF) sensors on many people’s radar. Over four million of their sensors are in daily use in products such as gloves, helmets and more. Of course, this […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Tagged With: BeBop Sensors, IDTechEx, Roger Grace Associates, sensors expo

What is the current status of energy harvesting for wireless sensing systems?

April 26, 2018 By Randy Frank

Energy harvesting (EH) has been an exciting potential source to power wireless sensing nodes for well over a decade. As in many new technology areas, the hype frequently exceeds the capability of the technology, especially within the short term. While some projections have changed within the last few years, EH still has great potential for […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Tagged With: Hanyang University, IDTechEx, University of Texas at Dallas

How Far Away are Printed Sensors?

March 28, 2014 By Randy Frank

Thinfilm, headquartered in Norway, working technology from PST Sensors has demonstrate the first printed temperature sensing system and is working towards commercialization. The company plans on delivering near-field communication (NFC)-readable sensor labels in 2014: Sensing, memory, and RF communication, all in a single label for under $1. IDTechEx has identified several other companies, universities, and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: IDTechEx, Thinfilm

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