Subj : French startup reveals quasi-immortal sensor that doesn't need en
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Date : Sun May 05 2024 14:45:05

French startup reveals quasi-immortal sensor that doesn't need energy to work 
 SilMach's ultra cheap microsensors can be used in a dizzying array of use 
cases

Date:
Sun, 05 May 2024 13:35:52 +0000

Description:
French government will use SilMach's ultra cheap microsensors to identify 
potential issues with bridges.

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France 2030 is a strategic 34 billion investment by the French government 
aiming to kickstart economic growth in the country. 

As part of this initiative, the SIRCAPASS project (Surveillance of Road 
Infrastructures by Passive Sensors) has chosen French firm SilMach to provide 
ultra-cheap microsensors to monitor and ensure the structural health of 
bridges across the country. 

The 1.7 million project is aimed at monitoring road infrastructures through 
passive sensors, specifically targeting impact detection, fatigue monitoring, 
exceptional overload, and crack identification - all tasks that previously 
were handled manually. Operate effectively in harsh environments 

Built around hybrid MEMS micromechanical sensor technology, these 
microsensors can record critical structural events without a power source, 
potentially identifying any hazards that might compromise a bridge's 
structural integrity, and hopefully ensuring public safety. 

France 2030 marks a crucial step in SilMach's development, said Co-CEO 
Pierre-Franois Louvign. We are proud to lead this public-private consortium 
with key actors capable of providing a technological solution for the safety 
of the French and our economy. 

Fellow Co-CEO Jean-Baptiste Carnet added, Everyone knows the human and 
economic cost of a bridge collapse. Our innovations are here to provide a new 
response to a major societal challenge. 

SilMach says its energy-free microsensor sensors operate effectively even in 
harsh environments including underwater and in space. With a communication 
module linked to an information system, the sensor can relay critical data 
and provide a mechanical memory ensuring access to raw data in a directly 
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