Sensors are one of the fundamental elements of smart buildings. They provide the foundation of data collection that allows all Internet of Things (IoT) applications to function. The falling cost and reduced size of sensors has been a significant market driver. Now a rapidly maturing type of sensor offers a revolutionary drop in both size and cost, these sensors are printed, organic, thin, flexible, and promise to fundamentally change the buildings landscape once again. “Sensors are the heart of the IoT — and printed organic sensors can be used in ways that others cannot,” writes Ed Brown, Editor of Sensor Technology. “They are lightweight, flexible, stretchable, and soft, so they can bend, twist, or conform to any surface. They can be laminated onto fabric or provide a soft interaction between a robot and an object. New applications are evolving as these sensors become more sophisticated, reliable and inexpensive.” The printed electronics sector actually began more […]