Description

This issue of Sensor TechVision TOE profiles innovations, developments, and opportunities in wearable sensors for sign language communication via hand gestures, E-skin sensors for health monitoring, E-nose alcohol detection sensors, biosensors for detection and taste and scents, and handheld indoor air quality sensors.

Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a weekly 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.

Keywords: Wearable sensors, piezoresistive sensors, gesture recognition sensors, electronic nose, alcohol detection, biosensors, bioassay, olfactory detection, taste sensor