Japanese company develops heat, humidity sensor for shipping wine

NGK Insulators' bendable device attaches to bottles and other curved items

20220708 wine battery tag

The paper-thin sensor, which comes with a display, is powered by NGK's EnerCera lithium-ion batery. (Photo courtesy of NGK Insulators)

RYOHEI SHIMIZU, Nikkei staff writer

NAGOYA -- A Japanese ceramics company will introduce a tag-like electronic sensor that can be attached to bottles of fine European wines to monitor humidity and temperature during shipping.

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