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Artificial intelligence is said to change the world like electricity did in the past. AI is already present in daily activities and devices such as voice and facial recognition and customer service chatbots, we are just beginning to see the possibilities of AI in education as well. Many countries, including Finland, has set a goal to be a...

Spectral Engines and tec5 have developed a new embedded sensor platform, in which the core product of Spectral Engines, the NIRONE^TM Sensor, has been combined with a tec5 embedded platform tecSaaS® (Spectrometer as a Sensor). tec5 is a German high-tech company founded in 1993 and focused on embedded spectrometer systems for industrial...

Farming is facing many economic challenges in terms of productivity and cost-effectiveness, as well as an increasing labor shortage partly due to depopulation of rural areas. AFarCloud EU project will provide a distributed platform for autonomous farming that will allow the integration and cooperation of agriculture Cyber Physical Systems in...

Smart Sensing conference is one of the leading-edge sensing and IoT technology trade shows in Japan. This year a total of 50’827 visitors visited the three-day event in Tokyo Big Sight. The conference brings together many industry players from sensor device, network and application markets. This year, Smart Sensing 2018 gave an excellent view of...

Behind the scenes of the m-u-t AG deal, promising an even brighter photonics future

On 3rd of May 2018, German technology company m-u-t AG acquired 75% of Spectral Engines’ shares, thus becoming the main shareholder of Spectral Engines. m-u-t was originally founded in 1995 and has over 20 years expertise on technological innovations in the market...

PRESS RELEASE 4.5.2018For immediate release

Finnish sensor technology company Spectral Engines has signed a contract with a Germany based photonics company m-u-t AG on 3rd of May 2018. m-u-t AG acquires 75% of Spectral Engines’ shares becoming the main shareholder of Spectral Engines. This mutually-beneficial acquisition will expand Spectral...

The Future Committee of Finland has published a report on radical technologies that will change the world and mold the future of society. The report was published at an official Future Committee hearing event held at the Finnish Parliament on April 18^th 2018, and it is an update to a previous report published in 2013.

In January 2018, Spectral Engines launched a next-generation platform for creating advanced material sensing solutions. We are now ready for new piloting cases all over the world.

PRESS RELEASE 20.2.2018For immediate release

Detecting illicit drugs outside of laboratory environments can be extremely dangerous, expensive and time consuming. A new revolutionary scanner device TactiScan is an affordable, portable drug-screening scanner designed to detect illicit narcotics without unnecessary officer exposure, helping police...

Spectral Engines, a pioneer company in material sensing, introduces a new complete material sensing solution for portable and process measurements. In the past, the development of material scanners has required special skills and thorough knowledge on spectroscopy. Spectral Engines’ new product, the NIRONE Scanner, is specifically designed to...