Before Covid-19 Market Scenario
- Terahertz technology is a developing industry with distinct features that can significantly accelerate the Terahertz technology market expansion over the predicted period before Covid-19.
- Due to its massive system and high cost, Terahertz technology was limited to radio astronomy and laboratory applications. Due to technological advancements, Terahertz radiation technology has been commercialized in industrial process monitoring, pharmaceutical quality control, weapons detection and non-destructive testing.
- Terahertz radiation's features, such as being intrinsically non-invasive, safe and non-destructive, have expanded its application beyond data transfer and security to include healthcare and pharmaceutical uses. Other new applications in molecular spectroscopy, plasma diagnostics, space sciences and other fields have created enormous prospects for Terahertz technology to expand.
- Terahertz has many advantages over other traditional technologies, including detecting explosives and the fact that it does not release ionizing radiation, making it safer than X-rays. It's also used to identify harmful industrial compounds and chemical warfare weapons in the air. Millimeter-wave technologies and X-rays require dedicated operators to feed analysis data into the software. In contrast, Terahertz fingerprint technology can be fed into the software automatically, removing the need for operator interpretation of multifaceted images and the major privacy concerns associated with both X-Ray and millimeter-wave technologies.
- In addition, the expanding use of Terahertz technology for quality control and process control monitoring in a variety of industries, particularly in the healthcare sector, is likely to propel Terahertz components and systems to new heights during the forecast period.
Present Covid-19 Market Scenario
- With the outbreak of Covid-19, the Terahertz technology industry is likely to rise, owing to its widespread use in healthcare, biological research and security applications. On the other hand, the epidemic has prompted healthcare businesses and governments to take the required measures toward developing novel Terahertz gadgets.
- People with moderate symptoms are less likely to get tested since Covid-19 testing kits are in short supply in places like India and others. To solve this problem, some researchers from the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) and North Eastern Hill University will begin to work in May 2020 on developing an artificial intelligence-based Terahertz radiation scanning unit to address the limitations of the infrared thermal scanners in the accurate and early detection of coronavirus patients.
- Furthermore, Covid-19 has transformed security tactics and other aspects of daily life, as personal ‘pat downs' are no longer safe. Passive Terahertz technology developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) is helping to close the gap by detecting things hidden beneath clothing from afar. The US Customs and Border Protection department is the most recent of more than 200 organizations to use the technology to secure the US border.
- The epidemic has generated numerous prospects for the market for infrared spectroscopy. Companies are working on software that will allow them to undertake elevated skin temperature tests of people in two seconds or less at entry points, checkpoints and other high-traffic locations while adhering to suggested social distance rules.
- Researchers are now turning to Terahertz spectroscopy in addition to infrared spectroscopy to detect the virus. The market has grown significantly as a result of these advantages.
After Covid-19 Market Scenario
- Various industry actors are working on new and advanced diagnostic technologies and tools that will allow for quicker and more accurate identification of the Covid-19 virus. Some global Terahertz spectroscopy market players also develop technologically advanced equipment that can employ Terahertz spectroscopy for accurate virus detection. The global Terahertz spectroscopy market is likely to see significant expansion due to this, opening up a profitable growth channel.
- While traditional viral tests based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are the most common technique to diagnose an active Covid-19 infection, researchers naturally seek alternatives that may offer additional benefits.
- Some have suggested that Terahertz spectroscopy could help identify Covid-19. Terahertz spectroscopy is concerned with a narrow band of frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum approaching 1 THz (1 trillion Hertz), which corresponds to wavelengths of a millimeter or less.
- Moumita Mukherjee of Adamas University and Dinesh Bhatia of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) have suggested that Terahertz imaging could help countries like India, where current thermal imaging methods passively scan areas like airports or train stations fail to detect asymptomatic virus carriers.
- Ex Vivo testing using Terahertz spectroscopy has been the focus of an Israeli research team. Professor Gabby Sarusi of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has created a breath test that takes less than a minute to complete.
- As a result, Covid-19 is likely to positively impact the worldwide Terahertz components and systems market in the next few years.
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