Baumer acquires force sensor specialist
The company is strengthening its position in force and strain measurement by acquiring Swiss company X-Sensors AG, a specialist in high-precision sensors.
sensory analysis
For the Battery of Tomorrow
Sensors and Measuring Systems for Monitoring Production Processes in Battery Cell Manufacturing
Small and Lightweight Lidar Sensor for Robotics and Drone Applications
Lidar Depth Sensor Provides Precision Measurement Accuracy, Distance Resolution and Measuring Range
Contract extension and management change at Sick
The Supervisory Board of Sick has extended the contract of CEO Dr. Mats Gökstorp by five years.
Combining photonic networks with acoustic sensing
New approach to achieve unprecedented accuracy and energy efficiency in fiber optic sensing.
Innovations in sensor technology honored
The AMA Association for Sensor and Measurement Technology has honored two development teams with the AMA Innovation Award 2025.
Impetus for future technologies in sensor and measurement technology
A total of 348 exhibitors from 24 countries and around 8,000 participants attended Sensor + Test in Nuremberg.
Quantum dots for lidar sensors
Silver telluride colloidal quantum dots for a better shortwave infrared photodetection.
Smartphone photo sensors works as antimatter camera
A new device can pinpoint antiproton annihilations with a high resolution, 35-fold better than previous real-time methods.
Innovation dialogue for sensor and measurement technology
Sensor + Test 2025 in Nuremberg is set to become a central industry gathering for sensor, measurement, and testing technology
New AMA/VDI study now available online
The recently published study “Sensor Trends 2030” by the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement and the VDI highlights key developments in sensor technology
Efficient fabrication technique for single photon detectors
New devices are based on fractal superconducting nanowires.
Building better infrared sensors
Proof-of-concept device outperformed commercial indium gallium arsenide photodiodes in responsivity.
Safety First: How to Make EV Batteries Roadworthy with 3D Sensors
Visual Inspection of Weld Seams of EV Batteries
Measuring defects to better understand quantum systems
Researchers develop a new method to measure defects in diamond quantum systems, crucial for improving sensor stability and reliability.
AMA Innovation Award 2025: Applications can now be submitted
We are looking for groundbreaking research and development results from sensor and measurement technology with recognizable market relevance. The deadline for submissions is January 23, 2025.
First demonstration of a dual-media NV diamond laser system
New approach to measure extremely low magnetic fields in the femtotesla to picotesla range.
Tiny quantum sensor to make a big impact
A new 2D quantum sensing chip can simultaneously detect temperature anomalies and magnetic field in any direction.
New method for 3D quantitative phase imaging
All-optical multiplane design eliminates the need for digital phase recovery algorithms.
Photonic chip integrates sensing and computing
Technology eliminates optical-electronic conversions for ultrafast machine vision.
Glass sensors 3D-printed on optical fibers
New approach could enable faster internet or smaller sensors and imaging systems.
Tunable colored films for displays and sensors
New method allows the simultaneous fabrication of multiple structural colors responsive to mechanical stimuli.
Controlling biofilm formation using optical traps
As a tool for influencing biofilm growth patterns, laser manipulation could enable biofilms to be used for sensors.
Photon-counting improves ultraviolet spectroscopy
Optical frequency combs make ultraviolet spectroscopy more sensitive and more precise.
Business unit moves from Fraunhofer FEP to Fraunhofer IPMS
The microdisplays and sensors branch transfers to the neighboring sister institute to bundle competencies, leverage synergies.
Environmentally friendly quantum dots for fast photodetectors
A novel method for synthesizing InSb/InP colloidal quantum dots stable under ambient conditions.
Organic electronics lead to new ways to sense light
A new soft, flexible, and wireless optical sensor based on carbon nanotubes and organic transistors.
Detecting smallest material defects at an early stage
In aerospace technology or the automotive industry, quantum magnetometers can increase the resilience and safety of systems and materials, researchers from the recently completed Fraunhofer lighthouse project QMag find.
Non-toxic quantum dots for infrared image sensors
A new method for synthesizing functional colloidal quantum dots integrable with CMOS technology.
Integrating quantum sensors onto chips
Quantum technologies: Bosch aims to use sensors to take a leading position, describes areas of application from medicine to mobility in a new PhotonicsViews article.
3D-printed components for a portable mass spectrometer
New approach for lightweight and inexpensive miniaturized mass filters.
Image sensing revolution makes 2024 the ‘year of the quantum dot’
Nanoscale semiconductor particles are making waves in the sectors including autonomous vehicles, food inspection, medical devices, artificial intelligence, and more, as industry players increasingly seek to expand their access to infrared data.
New technique for photon detection
The method uses a phase-change material that changes its form when light touches it.
Two-photon lidar overcomes range limitations
The findings have the potential to lead to the development of novel sensing technologies.
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Tour Saint-Gobain
Contrinex Sensor GmbH
Pepperl+Fuchs SE
Photonics21
SensoPart Industriesensorik GmbH
AMA Verband für Sensorik und Messtechnik e.V.
Quantum Science Ltd
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF
Project PRUUVE, TU Dresden
Teledyne e2v - France
di-soric GmbH & Co. KG
VEGA Grieshaber KG
AMA Service GmbH
Jumo GmbH & Co. KG
Stiftung Jugend forscht e.V.
Bosch Quantum Sensing
Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Datalogic S.r.l. Niederlassung Central Europe
Fraunhofer-Institut für Organische Elektronik, Elektronenstrahl- und Plasmatechnik FEP
Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) GmbH+Co. KG
Sony Europe B.V., Zweigniederlassung Deutschland
wenglor sensoric GmbH
Coherent Corp.
AT - Automation Technology GmbH
Siko GmbH
ipf electronic gmbh
Sick AG
Posital Fraba AG
Baumer GmbH
HMT Microelectronic AG
Lynred
Ximea GmbH
Leuze electronic GmbH & Co. KG
PMD Technologies AG
ON Semiconductor
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V.
Captron Electronic GmbH