Research and markets has added a report on the “Survey of Noteworthy Advanced Sensor R&D and Commercial Implications” to its offering. Nowadays, sensors are being employed for measuring needs in various electronic systems, instruments and equipments. In future, the sensors will be possibly integrated in many devices due to the development of advanced sensing technology.
A selection of about 70 sensor developers including commercial industries, universities and venture start-ups in the United States and other locations are highlighted in this report, along with their inventions that are either commercialized or yet to be commercialized in the market.
In future, there is a wide scope on the R&D work of the next-generation sensors including extreme temperature sensors, millimeter-wave radar sensors, body worn and in vivo sensors, MEMS accelerometers, safety and tactile sensors, multi-axis sensors, and pressure sensors. The report’s overview will show significant themes, which will enable readiness for the future where conformal and flexible substrates will help develop novel wearable sensors and medically implanted sensors, improved integration technologies, sensor performance, twice of the energy scavengers, design of improved integration and nanosensors, novel three dimensional energy storage units designed on the basis of nanomaterials and MEMS, highly-efficient and accurate sensing systems, etc. With these advancement in sensor developments using superior materials, these sensors can be used in increased volumes of consumer, automotive and medical products.
The report also illustrates how the sensors are widely integrated in many consumer and medical procedures and equipments including the prescription drugs, implants and contact lenses; the nano-biosensors are employed in diagnosing cancer and other diseases in medical field; performance of the sensor-guided robots and doctors during critical surgical procedures; sub-surface sensors employed in underground wells for energy discovery; and superior radar and MEMS sensors employed in safe driving of vehicles.