As materials science, nanotechnology, microelectronics and other fields of cutting-edge technology breakthrough and the demand of the economic and social development, the following areas could be the focus for the future development of sensor technology. It is wearable applications. According to the ABI research, forecast in 2017 the number of wearable sensors will reach 160 million. Represented by Google glasses wearable device is one of the most popular hardware innovation. Built-in Google glasses up to more than 10 kinds of sensors, including a gyroscope sensor, acceleration sensor, magnetic sensor, linear acceleration sensor and so on, realized the function of some traditional terminal can not be achieved, such as the user just blink blink eyes can be photographed. At present, the application field of wearable devices are watch, glasses, shoes, etc from the outer to expand a wide area, such as electronic skin, etc. A few days ago, Tokyo

University have developed a kind of can stick on the skin flexible wearable sensors. The sensor for thin film shape, weight per unit area is only 3 g/m2

, it is 1/27 of the ordinary paper

Left and right sides, thickness is only 2 microns. The second is unmanned. IHS company in the United States, and promote the development of unmanned sensor technology is accelerating. Unmanned vehicles in the field, Google company project development has made important achievements, through the in-car cameras, radar sensors and a laser range finder, the interval of 20 times per second, real-time traffic information generated auto surrounding regions, and by using artificial intelligence software were analyzed, and the related traffic forecast the future trend, at the same time of road with Google maps, navigation. Google self-driving car has been in Nevada, Florida and California on exercise the right of way. Audi, Mercedes, BMW and ford global auto makers have been launched unmanned technology research and development, some model is close to mass production. Takeaway: many medical research institutions at home and abroad, including the international famous medical industry giants in sensor technology applied in the medical field has made important progress, if roma are currently developing a using near infrared (NIR) of image sensor, some research institutions to be embedded or swallowed material in the body, progress has been made sensors such as the Georgia institute of technology is developing with pressure sensor and the wireless communication circuit in embedded sensors, such as man-machine connection by smart sensors, combined with the software and data analysis, GE to install a battery production enterprises in New York for more than 10000 sensor

Three is the medical and health monitoring. Many medical research institutions at home and abroad, including the international famous medical industry giants in sensor technology applied in the medical field has made important progress. If roma are currently developing a kind of using near infrared (NIR) of image sensor, the principle is the near-infrared light LED, after using a special camera components reflected light, by changing the near-infrared light wavelength of image, and then through image processing to make blood vessels and other more clearly. In some research institutions to be embedded in swallowing or materials has made progress on sensor. Such as the Georgia institute of technology is developing with pressure sensor and the wireless communication circuit in embedded sensors, such as the device consists of conductive metal and insulation film, according to the frequency of the resonant circuit, composed of detected pressure changes, after play the role will dissolve in body fluids. Fourth, industrial control. In 2012, GE company in the industry the Internet: break through the boundaries of the wisdom and the machine "in the report, by intelligent sensor, the man-machine connection, combined with the software and data analysis, can break through the limitation of physics and materials science, and will change the operation mode of the world. The report also pointed out that the United States through the deployment of the Internet industry, industry can achieve 1% efficiency, energy industry will save 1% within 15 years of fuel ($66 billion). In January 2013, GE a battery production enterprises in New York City installed more than 10000 sensors, used to monitor the temperature at which the production, energy consumption and air pressure, such as data, and factory managers can through the access to these data, thus to supervise production. In addition, the Dutch shell, Fuji and multinational companies are also taking action in the field.