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eVTOL Vehicles and Zero Emission Travel

eVTOL air-taxis could be the new efficient means of intercity travel with zero-emissions short flights. Whilst they may resemble helicopters, they could be far more cost effective and more environmentally friendly in the long run and are similar to aeroplanes in their rotor-enabled forward flight. With their electric propellors powered by batteries, new designs and innovations are broadening the market.

Transformation of Driver Experience with Automotive Heads-Up Displays

Automotive heads-up displays (HUDs) are awaited with great expectations and are set to revolutionize the automotive display industry. There are many reasons why this technology is anticipated with enthusiasm, namely its potential to positively impact driver behavior on the road, allowing for further vehicle customization and enhancing communication between the front seat passenger and the vehicle.

HydroGraph

IDTechEx caught up with Hydrograph (Canada) CSO, Ranjith Divigalpitiya, at the Advanced Materials Show 2024.

ZQuip: Batteries for Construction Machines

ZQuip is a brand new subsidiary of Moog Construction, manufacturing modular and swappable battery packs for electric construction machines. ZQuip was a sponsor of the ERA Convention 2024, which IDTechEx attended.

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Chemical Recycling

Thursday 13 June 2024 - Chemical Recycling: Navigating the Landscape of Innovative Technologies and Scaling Challenges; An overview of chemical recycling of plastic technologies; Challenges to adoption and scaling; The challenges faced by enzymatic depolymerization; Chain of custody approaches; IDTechEx's outlook and conclusions

Quantum Bits, AI and Supercomputers

Quantum computers could solve new sets of problems that might otherwise take super computers thousands of years with the advanced technology of quantum bits.

DELO: Semiconductor Packaging

DELO is a leading company that supplies adhesive materials for various industries, including semiconductors, automotive, and consumer electronics. IDTechEx spoke with DELO regarding its recent research and development efforts in adhesive technologies tailored for advanced semiconductor packaging.

Electromagnetic Metamaterials Market to Approach US$15B by 2034

Metamaterials use regular engineered patterns of subwavelength structures to interact with waves. Electromagnetic metamaterials promise to have transformative effects within the fields of optics and telecommunications. They could make biometric recognition cheaper and more accurate, make virtual reality more immersive and comfortable, and facilitate high-speed mobile internet with zero signal blackspots, yet adoption is in its infancy.

Otto Motors — Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)

Otto Motors is a Canadian company specializing in AMR. It has a global presence and features its products with a high level of safety.

Thermal Filler for TIMs: How to Select the Most Suitable TIM Fillers

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are increasingly adopted, with the market size expected to exceed US$8 billion by 2034. Thermal fillers play a crucial role in TIMs as they directly affect properties such as thermal conductivity, viscosity, cost, abrasiveness, and several other factors.

TIM2 in EV Power Electronics and Comparison of TIM2 Properties

Innovation map for TIM2 in EV Power Electronics and Comparison of TIM2 Properties.

Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Industrial Heating Application

Heating and cooling accounts for approximately 50% of global energy consumption, with 30% of this consumption represented by heating demand from industry. Given that the great majority of industrial heating processes use fossil fuels to generate heat, this has caused industrial heating processes to be responsible for ~25% of global emissions.

Cavern Energy Storage

Cavern Energy Storage was founded in 2022 and is developing a long duration energy storage (LDES) technology utilizing underground pumped hydro storage in salt domes.

Vector Homes

Vector Homes (UK) are a clean tech start-up providing sustainable and low-cost homes, with an emphasis on utilising recycled materials. IDTechEx spoke with the company at the Advanced Materials Show 2024, with respect to recycled external wall insulation (EWI) that leverages graphene's anti-static properties.

Sinoboom

Sinoboom is a Chinese manufacturer of aerial work platforms used widely in the construction industry. IDTechEx spoke to Sinoboom at the ERA Convention 2024, with this profile focusing on the company's electric products.

5 Key Areas Metal-Organic Frameworks Can Help Decarbonize

According to IEA's 2023 update to its net zero roadmap, carbon capture technologies, more efficient space cooling equipment, and clean energy transitions are all cornerstones of achieving net zero by 2050 and limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Emerging technologies utilizing metal-organic framework (MOF) materials for carbon capture, refrigerant reclamation, direct lithium extraction, HVAC equipment, and various other chemical separations and purification processes can see the advent of disruptive next-generation technologies that are essential for industrial decarbonization.

Upcoming Webinar on Durable, Engineered Carbon Dioxide Removal Tech

Wednesday 5 June 2024 - Carbon Credit Markets: The Rise of Durable, Engineered Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies; Importance of carbon dioxide removal in reaching global net-zero emissions targets; Overview of all negative emission technologies (NETs): Direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS), Biomass with carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), Nature-based CDR methods, Mineralization NETs, and ocean-based CDR approaches; Contextualization of CDR within carbon markets and how voluntary carbon credits are accelerating NETs in the short-term; Identifying the key factors driving the market pivot from nature-based solutions such as afforestation/reforestation to durable, engineered, CDR approaches; Discussion of environmental, technical, and economic drivers/barriers for DACCS and BECCS

Teijin: Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) for PEM Fuel Cells

Teijin Limited is a Japanese multinational materials and technology group. This company profile covers Teijin's new gas diffusion layer (GDL) product, which is used in hydrogen fuel cells.

Graphene at The Advanced Materials Show 2024

The Advanced Materials Show was held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK on 15th and 16th May 2024. The event was co-located alongside the Advanced Ceramics Show, the Battery Cells & Systems Expo and the Vehicle Electrification Expo. In total, three IDTechEx analysts attended the conference to cover a range of the topics on display. The focus of this event summary will be the graphene industry, covered extensively by IDTechEx for over a decade. Graphene was first isolated at the University of Manchester and so there are many important players based in the UK, with the majority exhibiting at the event, either via booths or presentations. 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the original isolation of graphene, and this was celebrated at the event.

Three Technologies That Will Revolutionize Mining Vehicles

Technologies that are now becoming more mainstream in the automotive industry are also finding their way into the off-highway sector, especially mining vehicles. In particular, IDTechEx's market research report, "Electric Vehicles in Mining 2024-2044: Technologies, Players, and Forecasts", highlights the role of large EV batteries and innovative fast charging methods in driving the adoption of electric mining vehicles, as well as the rise of autonomous mining vehicles.