12 May 2025

Invisible Charging and Personable Cars - A Future of Automotives
Cars that wirelessly charge on the move, AI assistants to schedule in-vehicle meetings, and radar technology for advancing safety all boast the growing intelligence of automotive technologies. IDTechEx's portfolio of Electric Vehicles and Robotics & Autonomy market research reports showcase the latest technologies bringing an engaging and forward-thinking future of driving into reality.
12 May 2025

Sealing the Future: Identifying Non-PFAS Materials for Seals & Gaskets
Despite ongoing regulatory uncertainty around PFAS in the US, the sealing industry faces pressure to find alternatives to PFAS-based materials used widely for their performance in demanding applications.
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12 May 2025

CATL: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
CATL is the leading manufacturer of Li-ion batteries globally. IDTechEx spoke with the company at Smart Energy Week 2025 in Japan.
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12 May 2025

Yanmar
IDTechEx spoke to Yanmar at Bauma 2025, revealing insights into the company's electric excavator, battery systems, and charging solutions.
Full profile interview
9 May 2025

FTI Group: Fire Protection for Electric Vehicles
FTI's key technology is a phenolic SMC that overcomes the traditional issues with phenolics. IDTechEx spoke to FTI to learn about its solutions for EV battery fire protection and battery pack covers.
9 May 2025

China Pushes Ahead in Battery Technology Race
This article discusses battery innovations in China and the role next-generation battery technologies play in improving battery performance and in enabling Europe and North America to build competitive battery industries.
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9 May 2025

BYD Energy Storage
BYD Energy Storage System, independently developed by the Chinese company BYD, is a key manufacturer of cells for Li-ion BESS and also acts as a BESS supplier. IDTechEx spoke with the company at Smart Energy Week 2025 in Japan.
Full profile interview
9 May 2025

Blumind
Blumind is a Canadian deep-tech startup developing ultra-low-power analog AI chips for edge computing, founded in 2020. Blumind's mission is to achieve sustainable AI by adding AI functionality whilst reducing overall power consumption.
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9 May 2025

Prieto Battery Inc
Prieto Battery, founded in 2009 by Dr. Amy Prieto, has been developing innovative 3D lithium-ion solid-state batteries. The company emerged as a spin-out from Colorado State University, where Dr. Prieto, a professor of chemistry, sought to address the limitations of conventional lithium-ion batteries by leveraging her expertise in nanostructured materials and electrodeposition techniques.
8 May 2025

Upcoming Webinar: Next-Generation Feedstocks and Lignin Valorization
Wednesday 28 May 2025 - The Future of Sustainable Chemicals: Next-Generation Feedstocks and Lignin Valorization; Conventional chemicals and decarbonization of the chemical industry; The potential of next-generation feedstocks as resources to produce sustainable chemicals; Lignocellulosic biomass as a feedstock for biochemicals: challenges and opportunities; New applications for lignin valorization enabled by new extraction technologies
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8 May 2025

SonicEdge: Electrostatic MEMS Speakers
SonicEdge is an Israeli-Danish MEMS speaker company developing ultrasonic amplitude modulation-based MEMS speakers for consumer devices. Founded in 2019, it focuses on replacing traditional voice coil speakers with silicon-chip solutions for applications such as TWS earbuds and AR/VR headsets. Many MEMS speaker companies are using piezoelectric transduction, but Sonic Edge has opted for an all-silicon electrostatic approach. IDTechEx spoke to Sonic Edge to discuss its product offering and core technology in depth.
8 May 2025

AI Chips for Data Center and Cloud to Exceed US$400 Billion by 2030
IDTechEx explores the AI chip markets and key technologies seen in today's AI data centers. This article unveils key trends in high-performance GPUs, custom AI ASICs, and emerging AI chip markets.
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8 May 2025

TE Connectivity: Connectors for Quantum Computing
TE Connectivity is a multinational supplier of sensors and connectors. Technology Analyst Noah El Alami spoke with TE Connectivity at the 2025 OCP EMEA Summit about connectors for the data center and quantum computing markets.
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8 May 2025

Caterpillar: Electric Construction Machines
IDTechEx spoke to Caterpillar at Bauma 2025, revealing updates on its electric machine portfolio which will be the focus of this company profile.
Background
8 May 2025

NanoGraf
NanoGraf are a US-based developer of silicon anode materials and Li-ion cells.
Full profile interview
7 May 2025

Jolt Solutions
Jolt Solutions (or simply Jolt) is a Spanish startup spun out of ICIQ that has developed a new simplified process for the manufacture of alkaline electrolyzer and AEM electrolyzer electrodes. The company targets green hydrogen electrolyzer OEMs as primary customers for its electrodes.
7 May 2025

Design Trends for Next Generation Ion Exchange Membranes
Ion exchange membrane material design trends are evolving to meet the demands of emerging green hydrogen, carbon capture, and energy storage application growth markets. IDTechEx forecasts that membrane demand will exceed 5.3 million m² annually by 2035, with innovations in reinforced and PFAS-free materials shaping the next generation of ion exchange membranes.
7 May 2025

Green Steel: How Hydrogen and Electric Ironmaking Drive Innovation
The global steel industry is shifting towards decarbonization, with hydrogen-based and electric ironmaking technologies developing at an accelerated pace in recent years. This article examines the dominance of hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (H2-DRI) in current green steel project pipelines, as well as the infrastructure and cost challenges hampering widespread adoption.
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7 May 2025

Fluence: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
Fluence Energy (Fluence) is a market leader in front-of-meter energy storage. The company is the result of a joint venture between two industry powerhouses: German engineering giant Siemens and US energy company AES. IDTechEx spoke with the company at Smart Energy Week 2025 in Japan.
Full profile interview
6 May 2025

Untether AI
Untether AI is a Canadian AI accelerator designer, established in 2018. It produces high-performance, low-power AI inference accelerators, which target AI inference from the cloud to the network edge, using a novel at-memory architecture for deep learning.