22 Dec 2020

New Class of Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Next-Gen Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers have developed a new family of cathodes with the potential to replace the costly cobalt-based cathodes typically found in today's lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles and consumer electronics.
9 Dec 2020

A Defect-resistant Superalloy for 3D Printing
In recent years, it has become possible to use laser beams and electron beams to "print" engineering objects that have complex shapes that could not be achieved by conventional manufacturing routes. The additive manufacturing process, known widely as 3D printing, for metallic materials involves melting and fusing fine-scale powder particles — each about ten times finer than a grain of local beach sand — in sub-millimeter-scale "pools" created by focusing a laser or electron beam on the material.
Full profile interview
9 Nov 2020

Solid Power
Solid Power is a spin-out from the University of Colorado Boulder developing sulfide-based all solid-state batteries (ASSB) and has been in operation since 2014.
Topic overview
8 Oct 2020

AI and autonomy for chemistry and materials science (Part 2)
IDTechEx attended 2 leading conferences on the impact of AI and autonomy for chemistry and materials science, from both R&D to production.
Topic overview
8 Oct 2020

AI and autonomy for chemistry and materials science (Part 1)
IDTechEx attended 2 leading conferences on the impact of AI and autonomy for chemistry and materials science, from both R&D to production.
Background
4 Sep 2020

Lux Semiconductors
Lux Semiconductors are an early stage company that have developed a patent pending system-on-foil platform that enables flexible silicon ICs to be directly produced on flexible substrates.
Full profile interview
24 Aug 2020

Electroimpact
Electroimpact are the largest integrators of aircraft assembly lines. In 2020, they showcased their developed of a continuous fiber 3D printer. IDTechEx spoke with Cody Brown (Project Manager).
Update interview
6 Aug 2020

Gamma Alloys
Gamma Alloys are producers of metal matrix composites (MMC); they have recently pivoted to focus their attention on additive manufacturing. IDTechEx caught up with Mark Sommer (CEO).
5 Aug 2020

Hybrid Inverter Integrates Distributed EnergySources
Researchers have developed an intelligent power electronic inverter platform that can connect locally sited energy resources such as solar panels, energy storage and electric vehicles and smoothly interact with the utility power grid.
Full profile interview
17 Jul 2020

Thin Film Electronics ASA
Thin Film Electronics ASA is a publicly listed company (OSE/OTCQX) in Norway with corporate headquarters in Oslo and global headquarters in San Jose, California. The company used to work on flexible electronic products such as NFC-based tags and now it focuses on thin-film solid-state batteries.
Full profile interview
24 Jun 2020

ADDere (MWES)
ADDere are a unit of Midwest Engineered Systems (MWES) that work on laser wire additive manufacturing. IDTechEx spoke with Eric Fescenmeyer.
22 May 2020

3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor: Faster, Economical Path to Nuclear Energy
Researchers are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing process necessary to build it, and developing methods to confirm the consistency and reliability of its printed components.