Events

Date: 23 February 2026   Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Location: G.O. Jones: 610 + Online

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Synopsis

This presentation gives an industry view of terahertz opportunities emerging 2026-2046. Terahertz frequencies attract for many reasons. Fusion MW-level gyrotrons are more efficient 0.1THz. 6G Communications can only meet most of its promises such as Tbps data rates and sub mS latency if it moves far beyond the 5G frequencies at launch 2030. 0.1-0.3THz for one kilometer in all-weather conditions?

Military/ security THz market is largest, notably body scanners 0.1-0.3 THz. After effects of THz Taser equivalent? Medical is biggest opportunity: research, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, therapies, notably cancer. Sensors, imaging, spectrometry. biomacromolecules have strong 3–6 THz absorbance. Mediate cellular morphology or function by exciting nonlinear resonance effects in proteins, DNA but little understood.

THz gap partly overcome with plasmonic graphene etc. but few low-loss dielectrics, too many toxigen intermediaries. In latest medically-related THz research, most popular are graphene, GaAs-based, aluminas, silicas, PTFE, silicon-based, polyethylenes then polypropylenes. The metamaterials will easily be mass-produced. Patterning in active material such as vanadium dioxide progresses THz industry from components-in-a-box to structural electronics, reducing size, cost, losses, failure modes.

Biography

Dr Peter Harrop BSc, PhD Physics. Chief Executive Mars Electronics - $1M to $260M, Queen's Award for Exports. Sold for $500M. Board of $3 billion Mars UK 1978-1986, Brunel University. Chairman of 15 high technology companies. Fellow Institute of Physics, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Technology/ marketing books for Financial Times, John Wiley, Retail Banking Research. Founder, Chairman analyst IDTechEx Ltd 1999-2022. Queen's Award for Exports. Left March 2022 when value $20 million. Founder, CEO analyst Zhar Research Ltd. Recent reports, "Terahertz Business Opportunities: Energy, Medical, Security, Telecoms, Other Markets, Technology 2026-2046", "Terahertz Medical Diagnosis, Therapy, Hardware, Materials: Markets, Technology 2026-2046".