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In-depth measurement need assessment for this sector may be done in the future. Please contact us if you would like to be involved.

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• Building materials, components, equipment, and structures that enhance fire safety, durability, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality
• Distributed energy systems utilizing fuel cells and/or photovoltaics
• Automation and interoperability of construction software, tools, and processes
• Enhanced fire detection and suppression systems that integrate traditional sensors, video detection, and intelligent signal processing
• Energy-efficient LED lighting in building applications
• Advanced sensors/building automation systems to optimize building operations

Building and Construction - Civil Infrastructure

Building and Construction - Residential / Commercial Building

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• Advances in process-control capabilities that include innovations to process simulation for both existing and new chemical processes and in-line sensing of process conditions and parameters
• Shifting of raw material sources from a primarily petroleum base to a much more mixed base that, significantly, includes biologically derived sources
• Utilization of nanotechnology for advancing chemical and bio-chemical manufacturing
• Measurement and characterization tools and standards supporting improved understanding of molecular structure-function relationships

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• Advanced sensors for chemical and biological agents, nuclear radiation, and explosives
• Enhanced first responder clothing, locator systems, and communications
• Advanced user interfaces for homeland security and first responder technology
• Improved visible and infrared video surveillance
• Enhanced millimeter-wave, terahertz, and hyper-spectral imaging systems
• Wireless communication systems, chip-scale atomic clocks, and chemical detection

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• IT and communications instrumentation
• Fiber optics and optoelectronics
• Superconducting electronics
• Radio-frequency electronics
• Computer data storage devices and systems
• Smart sensors
• Microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and nanoscale electronic devices
• Quantum computing systems

Sub-Categories

• Electronics - Non-semiconductor
• Electronics - Semiconductor
  
  Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:
  • Logic devices
  • Microprocessors
  • Computer data memories
  • Signal processors
  • Radio-frequency and analog/mixed signal circuits
  • New types of semiconductor materials, devices, and systems emerging from research

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• Hydrogen power
• Improved methods for the distribution of electricity including the development of superconducting wires and tools for measuring power grid dynamics
• Visible light emitting diodes (LEDs) for general lighting
• Fusion energy through the use of tokamaks, torus-shaped devices utilizing magnetic confinement of extremely hot plasma Photovoltaic /solar cell technologies
• New energy efficient refrigeration techniques
• High-resolution remote sensing techniques for weather forecasting, climate monitoring and finding new sources of energy
• Advanced power cycles, the conversion of mechanical energy derived from combustion to electric power, for improved efficiency with lower emissions

Sub-Categories

• Energy and Power - Biofuels
• Energy and Power - Fossil fuel
• Energy and Power - Geothermal
• Energy and Power - Hydrogen
• Energy and Power - Infrastructure
• Energy and Power - Nuclear
• Energy and Power - Ocean
• Energy and Power - Solar
• Energy and Power - Wind

In-depth measurement need assessment for this sector may be done in the future. Please contact us if you would like to be involved.

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• advanced DNA analysis using lab-on-a-chip technology
• sensor-based proteomics for early cancer detection
• new imaging modalities in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
• systems for lower-cost diagnosis and monitoring of bone health
• implanted devices for metered delivery of insulin
• self-assembly of soft nano-materials for bone and tissue replacement
• real-time interactive video/audio telemedicine

Sub-Categories

• Healthcare - Bioimaging and Informatics
• Healthcare - Clinical Diagnostics
• Healthcare - Health and Safety
• Healthcare - Pharmaceuticals

In-depth measurement need assessment for this sector may be done in the future. Please contact us if you would like to be involved.

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• Automated control of complex manufacturing processes
• Computer-assisted diagnoses from medical images and data
• Intelligent robotic systems for manufacturing, defense, and homeland security
• High-security analysis and transfer of financial and other private data
• Next-generation Internet and Web services
• Reliable and integrated communications among health care systems

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• IT and communications instrumentation
• Fiber optics and optoelectronics
• Superconducting electronics
• Radio-frequency electronics
• Computer data storage devices and systems
• Smart sensors
• Microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and nanoscale electronic devices
• Quantum computing systems

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• Realization of making the first part, and every part thereafter, correctly
• Manufacture of microscale and nanoscale discrete parts
• Seamless and inexpensive hardware and software interoperability
• Advanced vehicle safety systems
• Semiconductor production, following the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors projections
• Manufacture of flexible electronics
• Production of hydrogen fuel cells

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• Nanocomposite materials with increased thermal stability and reduced flammability
• High-accuracy dies for the production of sheet metal-formed automotive body parts
• Better superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• New classes of body armor using advanced fibers
• Advanced scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques for nanoscale mapping of chemical, mechanical, thermal, and electro-optical properties

Sub-Categories

• Materials - Ceramics
• Materials - Metals
• Materials - Polymers

In-depth measurement need assessment for this sector may be done in the future. Please contact us if you would like to be involved.

Sub-Categories

• Measurement Technology - Instrumentation
• Measurement Technology - Process Control
• Measurement Technology - SI Units

Some technological innovations that may benefit from measurement needs solutions include the following:

• Vastly increased digital data storage capacities
• Smaller, faster, more power-efficient electronic devices
• Advanced drug delivery systems
• High-capacity fuel cells
• New families of high performance catalysts, sensors, and actuators

In-depth measurement need assessment for this sector may be done in the future. Please contact us if you would like to be involved.

In-depth measurement need assessment for this sector may be done in the future. Please contact us if you would like to be involved.

Sub-Categories

• Transportation - Aerospace
• Transportation - Automotive
• Transportation - Railway