KeywordsGiant Magneto-Impedance (GMI); amorphous wire; bending stress; flexible; nanomaterials; biosensors; hybrids; carbon; metals; semiconductors; energy transfer; electronic tongues; cross-reactive sensor array; surface plasmon resonance imaging; pattern recognition; continuous evolution landscape; protein; beverages; milk; gas sensors; ZnO:Ga; RF sputtering; stencil mask; metal-oxide microsensor; acetaldehyde; pulsed temperature; microcantilevers; electronic nose; VOC discrimination; gas sensors; sensor arrays; synthetic diamond; polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH); surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); nanosensor; diazonium salt; surface functionalization; detection; spectral imaging; spectral filter arrays; high dynamic range; image database; multi-parametric probe; all-solid-state electrodes; reference electrodes; pH sensor; redox potential; conductivity; galvanostatic electrochemistry impedance spectroscopy (GEIS); nuclear waste disposal monitoring; optical fibres; optical fibre sensors; Raman; Brillouin; Rayleigh scatterings; temperature; strain; radiation effects; hydrogen; gas sensor; RF sputtering; thin film; CuO; tenorite; photolithography; metal oxide microsensor; micro-hotplate; pulsed temperature; electrospinning; biosensing devices; bioreceptor immobilization; carbon nanofibers; metal oxide nanofibers; polymer nanofibers; metal nanoparticles; carbon nanotubes