Industryweek 11927 Mirphab Chemical Detection Photonics
Industryweek 11927 Mirphab Chemical Detection Photonics
Industryweek 11927 Mirphab Chemical Detection Photonics
Industryweek 11927 Mirphab Chemical Detection Photonics
Industryweek 11927 Mirphab Chemical Detection Photonics

Miniature Spectroscopy Sensor Project Has Big Industrial Ambitions

Sept. 19, 2016
A European team of researchers has created a manufacturing and supply chain to help companies commercialize its innovative chemical sensor.

New miniaturized spectroscopy sensor technology developed by a European consortium could do for chemical sensing what camera phones have done for visual imaging.

Developed by the MIRPHAB project, this sensor, which could be fitted on a drone, detects the specific frequencies of liquids or gases when they interact with light. The project's goal is to facilitate faster prototyping of viable Mid-IR sensors that could be commercialized by 2020 or earlier.

Some companies, such as Sky-Futures, are already capitalizing on hazardous area inspection via drones.

Some companies, such as Sky-Futures, are already capitalizing on hazardous area inspection via drones.
MIRPHAB stands for ‘Mid-Infrared photonics devices fabrication for chemical sensing and spectroscopic applications.’ That’s quite a big name, though it dreams small.

“We want to shrink current [spectroscopy] technology down to the size of a mobile phone,” MIRPHAB coordinator Sergio Nicoletti says.

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