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N.C. State Researchers Develop Faster, More Reliable Smart Sensors
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 1:26PM
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed ruggedized “smart sensors” that have faster response times for military applications.
“We’ve taken a sensor material called vanadium oxide and integrated it with a silicon chip,” said Dr. Jay Narayan, the John C. Fan Distinguished Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State and co-author of the research. “Normally sensors are hardwired to a computer. But now the sensor is part of the computer chip itself. The advantage is that now you have a smart sensor that can sense, manipulate and respond to information.”
The creation of these smart sensors is possible due to Narayan’s discovery of “domain matching epitaxy.” This model allows the creation of single, defect-free crystal layers of different materials, which amplify the transmission of electronic signals between those materials.
“We’ve taken a sensor material called vanadium oxide and integrated it with a silicon chip,” said Dr. Jay Narayan, the John C. Fan Distinguished Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State and co-author of the research. “Normally sensors are hardwired to a computer. But now the sensor is part of the computer chip itself. The advantage is that now you have a smart sensor that can sense, manipulate and respond to information.”
The creation of these smart sensors is possible due to Narayan’s discovery of “domain matching epitaxy.” This model allows the creation of single, defect-free crystal layers of different materials, which amplify the transmission of electronic signals between those materials.
tagged Military, Security, smart sensors in Sensors
Military, Security, smart sensors in Sensors 
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