Eight major trends have emerged,sensors will

completely change your life in the future

In the future, sensors will become smaller, cheaper, more accurate, more flexible, more energy-efficient, more environmentally friendly, capable of collecting more types of data, and integrating more and more new technologies.
 
1. Smaller and cheaper
With the application of various new platforms and materials, manufacturers can create smaller sensors that can perform as well as millimeter- and microwave-scale electronic components, and with less silicon, the cost will be substantially higher reduce. At the same time, the new platform will also reduce sensor design, development and manufacturing costs. Self-calibrating sensors are very cost-effective in the long run. Through automatic calibration, the frequency and time of sensor maintenance can be reduced, and maintenance costs can be greatly reduced. In addition, self-healing sensors will have a wider range of applications and lower maintenance costs, especially in the event of various disasters and risks.
 
2. Higher accuracy
At present, the research on multi-channel cooperative spectrum sensing is still in its infancy. In the future, once the technology matures, it will provide more accurate monitoring data than current single-channel sensors. More accurate, reliable and reproducible sensors will have more application scenarios in fields such as medical equipment, and their implementation will be more powerful.
 
3. More flexible
Flexible sensors are an important direction for future sensor development. Currently, flexible light sensors, pH sensors, ion sensors, and bio sensors are still in the early stages of development. In the future, these flexible sensors will have more innovative applications, such as artificial skin, wearable sensors and micro-motion sensing. Using micro wire technology and magnetic fields, the sensor can be as thin as a hair, yet elastic, requires no power supply, and can measure temperature, pressure, tension, strain, torsion and position without contact.
 
4. Better perception with more data
Future sensors will more effectively mimic human senses to detect, process and analyze complex signals such as bio hazards, odors, material stress, pathogens, and corrosion. For example, these advanced sensors are not only capable of sensing large numbers of single analyses (such as carbon dioxide), but can also decipher every component in an odor. In addition, smart motes are microscopic sensors powered by vibrations that can monitor everything from battlefields to high-rise buildings or blocked arteries. 
 
5. More medical applications
At present, many health-related sensors are mainly used in entertainment and lifestyle fields, and their functions do not meet medical-grade requirements. In the future, more medical-grade sensors will pass strict regulatory approvals and achieve medical applications. As the miniaturization of laboratory systems will accelerate the development of emerging technologies for biohazard sensing, wearable sensors will become true medical-grade devices rather than simple living and entertainment uses. Medical testing will be easier, one testing instrument can analyze more substances and reduce the need for testing samples, for example, health testing can be done through body fluids such as sweat and tears. Swallowable pills are one application of the miniaturization of laboratory systems. For example, many health tech start-ups are already using swallowable sensors to replace traditional endoscopy to reduce patient suffering. There are also technology companies developing swallowable or implantable pills that can be administered continuously in the body for long periods of time, making daily treatment easier for patients.
 
6. More energy efficient
Currently, most sensors are not very energy efficient because they are always on. In the future, sensors will become smarter and driven by specific conditions, only to be activated when a certain condition is reached, and when they are in standby mode, they consume little power. In addition, the sensor can also harvest energy from the surrounding environment, enabling longer operation. For example, motion, pressure, light, or the thermal difference between the patient's body and the surrounding air can be the source of energy for the sensor.
 
 
7. More greener
In the future, environmentally friendly and biodegradable sensors will become increasingly popular. For example, sensors can use bacteria-powered, degradable paper-based batteries, and such sensors can be used in fields such as farmland management, environmental monitoring, food flow monitoring or medical testing, without polluting the environment.
 
8. Higher complexity and better compatibility
By working in coordination, sensors gain additional complexity. Sensor clusters can better coordinate work among sensors and determine what and where to work through an autonomous learning system. In addition, the adoption of various new technologies will also make sensors more diverse. For example, through laser technology, sensors can identify the composition of matter through its unique spectrum; time-of-flight sensors can measure the distance between two objects through infrared light pulses; made of crystals, special ceramics, bone, DNA, proteins and other materials Piezoelectric sensors can better respond to external pressure and latent heat. In the future, advances in various basic sciences will further drive the rapid evolution of sensor technology. Sensors will become more miniaturized and user-friendly, and human-computer interaction will become more friendly; at the same time, they will become more invisible and less noticeable. As sensors become more deeply integrated into our daily lives and merge with new technologies such as AI, sensors will make our lives better in the connected and automated world of the future.
 
Conclusion: 

With the advancement of information technology, the status of sensors has also risen, because many previously unperceivable information has been collected by advanced and newly invented sensors one by one, becoming data serving our better and better life. The world in which humans live now is full of various sensors. The future of sensors is here.