From Signal to Significance: Why Sensors Need Culture

IF 9.1 1区 化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL
Andrey V. Kalinichev
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Is it time for the sensor community to reconsider how we define success? Traditionally, sensors, including chemical and biochemical sensors, have been evaluated by precision, stability, selectivity, sensitivity, and response time. However, even the most accurate sensor can fail if users do not understand or trust it. As sensors become more common in healthcare, climate monitoring, and everyday devices, public acceptance and perception have become as critical as technical performance. Questions of trust, usability, and cultural meaning are often raised in social or behavioral science journals, but they deserve attention within the core sensor research community itself. This Perspective argues that collaborations with artists, designers, communities, and the public can help create sensors that are not only functional but also meaningful and trustworthy. Through case studies drawn from interactive art, design, citizen science, and community-focused initiatives, it explores how participatory and cultural approaches can enhance the credibility of sensors and facilitate their adoption. This piece encourages the sensor research community to reflect on how sensors are experienced and to consider whether the future of sensing relies as much on trust and communication as it does on technical performance. It concludes with a set of practical principles for researchers calling for a broader definition of success in sensing that balances accuracy with trust and usability.

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从信号到意义:为什么传感器需要培养
现在是传感器界重新考虑我们如何定义成功的时候了吗?传统上,包括化学和生化传感器在内的传感器的评价标准包括精度、稳定性、选择性、灵敏度和响应时间。然而,如果用户不理解或不信任,即使是最精确的传感器也可能失效。随着传感器在医疗保健、气候监测和日常设备中变得越来越普遍,公众的接受和认知与技术性能一样重要。信任、可用性和文化意义的问题经常在社会或行为科学期刊上提出,但它们值得核心传感器研究社区本身的关注。这一观点认为,与艺术家、设计师、社区和公众合作,可以帮助创造出不仅实用,而且有意义和值得信赖的传感器。通过从互动艺术、设计、公民科学和以社区为中心的倡议中提取的案例研究,它探索了参与性和文化方法如何提高传感器的可信度并促进它们的采用。这篇文章鼓励传感器研究界反思传感器是如何体验的,并考虑传感器的未来是否依赖于信任和沟通,而不是技术性能。它总结了一套实用原则,供研究人员使用,呼吁对传感领域的成功进行更广泛的定义,以平衡准确性与可信度和可用性。
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ACS Sensors
ACS Sensors Chemical Engineering-Bioengineering
CiteScore
14.50
自引率
3.40%
发文量
372
期刊介绍: ACS Sensors is a peer-reviewed research journal that focuses on the dissemination of new and original knowledge in the field of sensor science, particularly those that selectively sense chemical or biological species or processes. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including but not limited to biosensors, chemical sensors, gas sensors, intracellular sensors, single molecule sensors, cell chips, and microfluidic devices. It aims to publish articles that address conceptual advances in sensing technology applicable to various types of analytes or application papers that report on the use of existing sensing concepts in new ways or for new analytes.
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