Next-generation quantum sensing pioneer Nanomade is reshaping human-machine interfaces (HMI) with Capaforce, its breakthrough force and touch sensing technology.
Ultra-sensitive, ulta-thin, flexible, and fully customizable, Capaforce enables precise and reliable interaction on any surface, including metal, unlocking new design possibilities for next-gen consumer devices such as smartphones, tabletsm laptops, and wearables.
Bringing interactivity to non-traditional materials has long been a challenge for designers and engineers. Standard capacitive sensors often fall short on rigid, curved, or metallic surfaces, limiting creativity and user experience. Nanomade Capaforce technology breaks through those constraints by combining capacitive and force sensing into a single, ultra-thin layer. The result is a sensor that can detect touch, force, proximity, patterns, swipes, and multi touch imput even through metal, glass, or composite material without compromising form factor or responsiveness even when transparency is needed.
With Capaforce, device makers can transform any surface into an interactive zone, opening the door to sleeker and more intuitive user experiences with full control over materials, shapes, and interface placement.
Built to integrate easily, even into existing product achitectures, Capaforce sensors are fully customisable in shape, size, transparency and sensing function. From invisible control zones on brushed aluminium devices to gesture-based interfaces in ultra-thin laptops, Capaforce is a platform that allows design and functionality to evolve hand in hand. The scalable nature of the technology also makes it ideal for integration into high-volume production workflows.
“Today’s consumer tech demands more than just functionality. It demands elegance, responsiveness, and fluid interactions,” says Jean-Claude Rassou, Co-Founder & CEO at Nanomade. “With Capaforce, we’re giving product teams a toolkit that removes limits. Touch and pressure sensitivity can now live everywhere, bringing the user closer to the product”
Driving next-gen automotive interfaces
Beyond consumer devices, Nanomade’s technology is opening up new possibilities for HMI in the automobile sector. From dashboards to steering wheel controls, Capaforce© enables clean, button free surfaces to maintain design consistency while delivering rich, responsive interaction.
Capaforce is just the beginning. Nanomade’s sensing platform also powers innovations in physiological data sensing and predictive maintenance. The same core technology that enables touch on metal can detect micro-deformations of the human body, through up to 7cm of memory foam, allowing for non-intrusive solutions as well as material health diagnostics in automotive, aerospace or industrial environments. Whether it’s measuring a heartbeat or identifying stress fractures in a structure, Nanomade’s sensors unlock a new layer of intelligence for connected systems.