Eurosensors 2026 marked the 38th edition of the conference series, which was first held in Cambridge in 1987. Since its inception, the conference has become the leading European platform covering the entire field of Sensors, Actuators, Microsystems, and Nanosystems. The event served as an exceptional opportunity to bring together scientists and engineers from academia, research centers, and industry, fostering professional exchange and collaboration. The four-day event offered several parallel sessions and plenary talks, invited presentations, oral and poster presentations (evaluated by our international technical program committee), and an industry session. There were also various awards recognizing outstanding contributions. As in previous years, Eurosensors attracted an international audience of more than 500 participants. With this special issue, the Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems offers the opportunity for authors of accepted conference proceeding papers to submit their full-length paper.

Eurosensors 2026 marked the 38th edition of the conference series, which was first held in Cambridge in 1987. Since its inception, the conference has become the leading European platform covering the entire field of Sensors, Actuators, Microsystems, and Nanosystems. The event served as an exceptional opportunity to bring together scientists and engineers from academia, research centers, and industry, fostering professional exchange and collaboration. The four-day event offered several parallel sessions and plenary talks, invited presentations, oral and poster presentations (evaluated by our international technical program committee), and an industry session. There were also various awards recognizing outstanding contributions. As in previous years, Eurosensors attracted an international audience of more than 500 participants. With this special issue, the Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems offers the opportunity for authors of accepted conference proceeding papers to submit their full-length paper.