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Coatings for wearable devices are mainly based on precious metals such as silver. These coatings are very expensive and increase the overall price of the wearable devices. The recent trend is to develop of polymer-based coatings and nanocoatings that can offer unique and specialized properties and more cost-effective than precious metals. Developi...

The healthcare industry is witnessing steady growth with the changing needs of people in the past few years. Advances in this industry, such as increased interest in miniaturization, aesthetic appeal of medical devices (especially orthopedic ones), are influencing material development for healthcare applications. Growing need for specialty medical ...

This Sensor TOE highlights advancements in sensors for healthcare, including skin-based sensors for heart monitoring, ultra-sensitive graphene-infused polysilicone strain and pressure sensors, sensor suits to monitor stroke victims, and smart textiles. Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and devel...

This issue of Advanced Manufacturing TOE identifies innovations for producing light-weight components, such as 3D roll forming, one-step joining processes, laser-assisted light-weight material processing, and large linear friction welders. The Advanced Manufacturing TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) covers global innovations and developments r...

This edition of Inside R&D TOE profiles innovations in hydration measurement, microplastics degradation, solar cells, batteries, and nanomaterials. Inside R&D TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) covers global innovations that are in research and development in virtually all technology areas. We provide intelligence and insights on innovations span...

This edition of the Drug Discovery TOE depicts trends across orphan drugs in North America. Compared with standard drugs, orphan drugs involve fewer clinical trial issues. Typically, orphan drugs spend less time in regulatory review, comprise smaller phase III trial sizes, and are more likely to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (F...

This Homeland Security TechVision Opportunity Engine covers advancement in image sensing impacting homeland security applications. Innovations profiled include: Bio inspired vision sensor for computer vision by Chronocam Advancement in image sensor pixel architecture by Pixpolar LIDAR sensor for advanced presence detection by LeddarTech CMOS imagin...

Semiconductors are the core for many emerging technologies such as electronic, photonic, or photovoltaic devices. Significant growth of these technologies creates a high demand for development of new semiconductors and improvement of existing ones. A major trend is not only in witnessed in developing new efficient semiconducting materials and also ...

This issue of Microelectronics TOE covers recent developments in wireless intrabody communication technology. Innovations profiled include a communication system for wearable devices over body area network by the Seoul National University of Science and Technology, intrabody communication for audio system by Sony Corporation, a human body communica...