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Material Longevity and Intrinsic Healing with Self-Healing Materials

Extending the lifespan of goods and enhancing safety by limiting the potential for failure of materials prove self-healing materials to be a revolutionary technology. This article explores how self-healing materials could reduce the need for excess maintenance costs with different levels of autonomy.

SilcoTek

SilcoTek provides advanced silicon-based coatings for advanced industrial applications. IDTechEx spoke to Business Manager Johannes Kutt.

Biobased Feedstocks and Circularity

With plastic production having grown to 502 million tonnes in 2024, while being expected to continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 2.6%, the need for a sustainable intervention is evident. This article covers the development of biobased plastics from renewable feedstocks as a step towards circularity.

Curbing Congestion and Nimble Deliveries - IDTechEx Covers Micro EVs

Over 1 in 4 micro vehicles sold in 2023 were electric; quick growth that has not yet been matched by other segments including electric vans and passenger cars. This article covers the global micro EV picture, revealing drivers for the uptake of micro EVs globally.

Solid-State Batteries: $9 Billion Market Potential by 2035

This article explores the transformative potential of solid-state batteries (SSBs), forecast to be a US$9 billion market by 2035, and provides an in-depth analysis of technological advances, manufacturing progress, commercialization challenges, and global supply chain shifts, particularly in electric vehicle and industrial applications.

General Graphene Corp

General Graphene Corporation produce roll-to-roll CVD graphene. IDTechEx spoke with Greg Erickson, CEO.

Billion Dollar Carbon Nanotube Market Continues to Grow

Following decades of hype and false dawns, nanocarbons are now beginning to see substantial market adoption and growth. This article delves into the continued growth of the carbon nanotube market, which is set to exceed $1.25 billion by 20235. IDTechEx assesses the key applications driving the growth, and the leading players poised to take a significant market share.

BESTGRAPHENE

BESTGRAPHENE is a Korean company, producing functionalized graphene, graphene additives, and conductive ink/paste. IDTechEx spoke with Seongmin Chin (CEO).

24M: Semi-Solid Electrodes

24M is a spin-out from MIT that develops and produces semi-solid binder-free cells. This profile will briefly cover the company's technology and its implications on binders (and specifically PFAS binders) for Li-ion cells.

Hosokawa Alpine

Hosokawa Alpine is a manufacturer of machines and systems for powder and particle processing and blown film technology based in Germany. Hosokawa Alpine supplies most of the world's jet milling equipment for rare earth magnet production. IDTechEx spoke with Yener Bicakci, sales manager at Hosokawa Alpine at the Metal and Critical Raw Material Exhibition 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. This interview focuses on Hosokawa's innovations in jet milling for NdFeB magnet manufacturing.

JL Mag

JL MAG is one of the world's largest manufacturers of neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets, headquartered in Ganzhou, China. JL MAG produce rare earth permanent magnet products for customers in automotive, energy, industrial, and consumer electronics markets. IDTechEx spoke with Jeff Reyes, business development manager at JL MAG Europe at the Metal and Critical Raw Material Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.

New Webinar: Materials & Applications for Gas Separation Membranes

Webinar: Emerging Materials and Decarbonization Applications for Gas Separation Membranes Presenter: Eve Pope, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Date: Tuesday 24 June Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

Cyclic Materials

Cyclic Materials is a rare earth magnet recycler founded in 2021 and based in Ontario, Canada. Cyclic Materials recovers rare earth oxides from end-of-life magnets using patented Mag-Cycle™and REEPure™ technologies - a hydrometallurgical extraction process. Rare earth magnets are sourced from manufacturing scrap (swarf), EV motors, wind turbine generators, and electronics waste. IDTechEx spoke with Patrick Nee, Co-Founder and SVP of Strategic Partnerships at the E-Waste, Metal, Battery Recycling show in Frankfurt, Germany.

Honeywell Aerospace Technologies: New MEMS IMU

Honeywell Aerospace Technologies is a key global supplier of high-end inertial sensors. In June 2025, it announced a new product to its inertial measurement unit (IMU) portfolio, the HG3900, which brings FOG/RLG levels of performance but with all-silicon MEMS technology.

H.B. Fuller: Fire Protective Coatings for EV

IDTechEx spoke to H.B. Fuller about its EV Protect 1000 coating and future developments intended for its EV battery fire protection coatings.

IonQ Acquires Oxford Ionics in a Billion-Dollar Deal for Quantum

IDTechEx explores the impact of the US$1 billion acquisition in the quantum computing industry, where two major computing companies, IonQ and Oxford Ionics, have recently signed a deal.

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech (Qilimanjaro) is a quantum computing company developing analog quantum chips (quantum annealers) and other solutions.

Addressing Tariff Pressures and Labor Costs with Cobots

Faced with rising raw material costs from tariffs, labor shortages, and increasing operational pressures, the automotive and material-handling industries are turning to collaborative robots (cobots) as a flexible, cost-saving solution to boost efficiency, reduce downtime, and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape.

Upcoming Webinar: Carbon Nanotubes: On the Path to Commercial Success

Webinar Title: Carbon Nanotubes: On the Path to Commercial Success Date: Thursday 19 June 2025 Presenter: Dr Conor O'Brien, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

Groq

Groq is a California-based fabless chip designer that focuses on designing chips for developers and enterprises to deliver AI inference. Groq is known for designing the Language Processing Unit (LPU), a novel architecture purpose-built to accelerate AI inference.