Toulouse, France, March 31st, 2026 – Nanomade, a pioneer in ultra-sensitive quantum-based deformation sensing technology, announces a breakthrough new product developed with PolyIC, a leading provider of printed electronics solutions, to introduce the world’s first fully transparent film combining both capacitive touch and ultra-sensitive force sensing.
This innovation marks a major milestone in Human-Machine Interface (HMI) technology, enabling transparent, flexible, and illuminated control surfaces without compromising performance, aesthetics, or industrial scalability.
A Unique Transparent Force & Touch Architecture
At a time when the market is rapidly shifting toward sleek, minimalistic designs with integrated lighting effects or edge-to-edge displays, conventional sensing technologies often compromise transparency, brightness or design freedom. Indeed, while transparent capacitive solutions are widely available today, no transparent force & touch solution exists on the market.
The innovation relies on a complementary printed-electronics approach. PolyIC produces a transparent flexible capacitive film with printed transparent and conductive electrodes. Nanomade then adds its proprietary nanoparticle-based ink to integrate ultra-sensitive force detection directly onto the same substrate.
The result is the world’s first fully transparent, flexible film combining capacitive touch and force sensing in a single ultra-thin stack – without compromising optical clarity or light transmission.
Superior Interaction in Real-World Conditions
By combining capacitive touch with force sensing, the technology overcomes the limitations of existing standard capacitive solutions, enabling:
- Reliable operation with gloves
- Robust performance in humid or wet environments
- Reduced false activations
- Enhanced intentional input detection
Force sensing adds a new dimension of interaction, allowing manufacturers to differentiate between simple contact and deliberate press, significantly improving safety, reliability, and enhanced user experience thanks to the combination of the force sensing with gradual haptic feedback.
Expanding Design Freedom with Seamless Integration
Beyond technical performance, the transparent Force & Touch film unlocks a new level of design possibilities while remaining easy to integrate into existing architectures. The flexible stack can be laminated under current display or interface assemblies avoiding any redesign nor complex components integration, making adoption straightforward compared to conventional solutions.
Manufacturers can now create fully transparent or “hidden-until-lit” control surfaces, integrate sensing directly into interactive displays, and design curved or 3D-shaped interfaces with uninterrupted aesthetics. By combining transparency, illumination effects, and precise force detection, the technology enables premium, minimalist interfaces that were previously difficult to achieve.
Target Applications
The transparent Force & Touch film is suitable for a wide range of applications across various industries:
Consumer Electronics: Laptops, wearable devices, and transparent or edge-to-edge displays requiring seamless interaction.
Automotive Interiors: Backlit dashboards, center consoles, door panels, and transparent decorative surfaces with integrated hidden controls.
Home Appliances & Smart Home: Glass-based control panels, illuminated appliance interfaces, and smart home control surfaces combining design elegance with robust usability.
Medical devices: Control panels, diagnostic equipment or patient interfaces requiring intuitive, hygienic and glove-compatible interfaces.
With this first-of-its-kind transparent Force & Touch film, Nanomade and PolyIC are redefining what is possible in next-generation interactive surfaces—where transparency, light, and intelligent force detection converge.
The proof of concept has been successfully validated, and the product is now in the industrialization phase. Samples will be available in Q3 2026, with a first demonstration currently underway with a leading OEM as part of an ongoing project.
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