{"id":246,"date":"2024-10-18T16:07:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T16:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seegroup.mit.edu\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2025-06-07T20:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T20:11:20","slug":"sensors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seegroup.mit.edu\/index.php\/sensors\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;ABeeZee||||||||&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-25px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Research: Sensors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Chemical and biological sensors are perhaps the next big opportunity for soft semiconductor materials. 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