Project description
Better temperature sensors for IoT devices
The advancement and rapid spread of electronic and IoT devices are further enhancing countless technologies. This is the case with technology enabling the precise real-time measurement of temperature, specifically contact-type sensors for nano- or microscopic measurements. These could be used in smartphones, wearables and other devices. Unfortunately, current systems have difficulties integrating with wearable technologies and are often expensive. The EU-funded PIRATE project aims to overcome these issues by developing a printed thermocouple that could offer precise temperature measurements as well as increased durability in contrast to current solutions.
Objective
Accurate real-time temperature measurement is very important in many applications. In particular, contact-type temperature sensors for nano or microscope measurement of temperature are expected to strongly rise in the next future due to their use in wearables, smartphones, and other consumer electronics devices. However, the development of sensitive and localised temperature sensor is a strong technical challenge, in particular when coupled with flexible substrates, such as those used for packaging and wearables, and the reduced manufacturing cost required for a sensor to be commercially suitable for many IoT applications. The aim of this project is to develop a printed thermocouple made of carbon-based inks, offering accurate temperature measurements as well as better sustainability and biocompatibility, compared to existing solutions.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialstwo-dimensional nanostructuresgraphene
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopy
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phones
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Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
ERC-POC - Proof of Concept GrantHost institution
M13 9PL Manchester
United Kingdom