LIST To Receive €8m Funding To Develop Gas Sensors

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) will take on a new project called AMUSENS to develop innovative gas sensors for electronic appliances, with €8m in funding over four years.

Source : siliconluxembourg.lu
Date de publication : 05/06/2024

AMUSENS seeks to address the pressing need for affordable solutions to monitor environmental pollutants and gasses in various work environments. “We’re particularly interested in gas sensors for everyday products. Our goal is to develop cost-effective and efficient sensors that can be easily integrated into various electronic appliances,” said Renaud Leturcq, LIST’s nanotechnologies unit representative.

LIST has received this fund as a part of Horizon Europe’s digital industry cluster, dedicated to providing individuals with cost-effectiveness, under the European Commission.

Collaboration and impact

A total of 10 partners from academic, research, and industrial sectors, the project benefits from a diverse range of expertise and resources. The project’s main industrial partner is ScioSense, a leading Dutch company specializing in sensor technology. Additionally, the project collaborates with academic partners like the University of Brescia in Italy and research institutes such as the Institute Mines Telecom in France. 

“This project has the potential to transform the way we monitor environmental pollutants and gas,” says Leturcq. This project aims to leverage technology and expertise to enable the creation of customizable products that will strengthen the gas sensor industry, by accelerating the development of high performance and reducing the time it takes to market.

Affordable and portable

These sensors are expected to change the way we use applications, such as environmental monitoring and occupational safety in industries like cleaning and hairdressing. “Consider a cleaning professional who could carry a portable sensor to monitor their exposure to pollutants,” said Leturcq. To achieve its goals, AMUSENS will employ technologies such as multi-pixel sensors and additive manufacturing. 

The technology leverages AI and aims to enhance the sensors to increase their selectivity to efficiently detect pollutants. Additionally, additive manufacturing techniques will be used to make the process more cost effective and adaptable. “The technology involves combining multiple sensors on a single chip and training them to recognize specific environments,” said Leturcq.

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