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Front Edge Technology

Front Edge Technology Inc. (FET) manufactures and markets next-generation, ultra-thin rechargeable batteries for card-type applications.

Tokamak Energy: TE Magnetics

Tokamak Energy are a commercial fusion startup pursuing the spherical tokamak fusion approach using high temperature superconductors (HTS), a technology which they have commercialized through their TE Magnetics division for other applications.

The Reusable Thermal Protection Systems Material Development Pathway

Innovation map of the reusable thermal protection systems (TPS) material development pathway.

1NCE

1NCE offers connectivity services for low-bandwidth IoT devices in industrial automation, healthcare, automotive, consumer electronics, and infrastructure applications. IDTechEx spoke with Reika Ina, Sales Manager for 1NCE, at NEPCON Japan 2025 in Tokyo.

Lidar's Place as a Mass-Market Automotive Sensor

LiDAR has been touted as a solution to the automotive industry's endeavor to build safer and completely driverless cars, working towards a world with zero road fatalities and more accessible transport. So, after a decade of development, testing, trials, funding, partnerships, acquisitions, mergers, where is it? Why are there not more cars on the road running LiDAR?

US Chips Act Set to Reshape Helium Demand in the US

Given helium's critical role in semiconductor production, onshoring chip manufacturing will have a significant knock-on impact on the helium demand for semiconductor manufacturing.

H55

Swiss-based H55 is a start-up, founded in 2017, working on the commercialization and certification of electric propulsion systems for electric planes.

Helium Conservation Needed to Support a Growing Semiconductor Industry

Semiconductor manufacturing processes require many chemicals and specialty gases. Owing to its cryogenic properties, exceptional thermal conductivity, chemical inertness, and high diffusivity, helium is used throughout the semiconductor manufacturing line, particularly for wafer cooling where there are no viable alternatives.

Evocra

Evocra is an Australian developer of ozofractionation technology, a subset of foam fractionation, for PFAS remediation applications. IDTechEx spoke with CEO David Solomon to learn about the technology.

The Industrial High on Helium - Demand for Helium to Double by 2035

Helium is a finite resource that plays a critical role across several industries including medical imaging, thermal management systems for batteries, aerospace engineering, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, semiconductor manufacturing, fiber optics, particle physics, scientific balloons, and many more.

Ambarella

Ambarella is a fabless semiconductor company, based in Silicon Valley. It has a long history of designing chips for video processing, used in applications like digital camcorders and surveillance systems. It is now embracing AI in its products and enabling many new applications in the video processing space with its edge AI chips. IDTechEx visited Ambarella in Santa Clara where they discussed Ambarella's automotive technologies.

Gridwiz

Gridwiz is a South Korean distributed energy resources (DER) renewables company that provides a range of energy solutions including EV charging. IDTechEx spoke to Gridwiz to find out more about its activities.

Unilever (Quantum Computing)

Unilever is collaborating with the Hartree Center to investigate next-generation computing applications in consumer chemistry development.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Grid Upgrades to Revamp EV Charging

In April 2024, global energy, technology, and utility provider Hitachi Energy announced a US$1.5 billion investment program to ramp up global transformer production by 2027. IDTechEx's research into electrical grids indicates that transformers are a critical component and potential supply bottleneck for large-scale grid upgrades. These upgrades are essential as society shifts from a transportation sector fuelled by petrochemicals transported in tankers to a sector powered by electricity carried by wires.

PyroCCS

PyroCCS is a Germany-based startup, aiming to rapidly scale-up carbon dioxide removal via biochar. In February 2024, an IDTechEx analyst spoke with COO Flo Oberhofer.

Will Fuel Cell Vehicles Succeed, and What Would It Take?

The sales of hydrogen fuel cell cars have largely stalled from 2021 onwards, but does this mean there is no market for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in the future, and what is required to make them a success?

Henkel (Printed Electronics)

Henkel Adhesive Technologies is a business unit of Henkel, supplying adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings. This update highlights its latest areas of focus in printed electronics, with a particular emphasis on pad printing solutions for antenna applications.

Showa Denko Group: 5G Materials

Showa Denko Group are a group of Japanese chemical manufacturers; their subsidiary, Showa Denko Materials, sell organic low loss materials for 5G applications. IDTechEx spoke with Showa Denko Materials about their 5G materials portfolio.

Kebotix

Kebotix combines an artificial intelligence core with robotic synthesis and characterization in a self-driving laboratory that aims for the discovery of new chemicals and materials. It is focusing on developing its own licensable materials IP. IDTechEx spoke to Cristoph Kreisbeck, Chief Product Officer at Kebotix.

EU and EIB Enhance Support for Green, Sustainable Moldova

Greater energy efficiency will be achieved by improving the insulation of buildings, installing more energy-efficient lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, integrating renewable energy sources and introducing efficient energy management practices. Refurbishments financed with this investment will reduce energy consumption, utility bills, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from renovated buildings.