Advanced Materials

The battery industry has experienced enormous innovation and investment with the demand mainly from electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The 1,500 GWh market demand in 2030 indicates huge potential for batteries.

Eternal Material Technology Company produces OLED materials, focusing primarily on host and electron transport layer materials. In 2019 they partnered with Universal Display Corporation (UDC) as a contract manufacturer, and in 2020 they announced the construction of large facility to manufacture OLED materials.

Nanolumi is an early stage company located in Singapore that develops color enhancement films and color conversion inks based on perovskite quantum dots. These products are targeted at improving the color gamut, brightness and energy efficiency of backlit displays.

Arris Composites has developed a process of "additive molding" for composite material. IDTechEx spoke with Ethan Escowitz (Founder & CEO).

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).

Z3DLAB has developed nano-structured titanium powders for metal additive manufacturing. IDTechEx spoke with Jean-Jacques Fouchet (Co-founder and VP Business Development)

3D Strong are a Latvian start-up working on introducing CNTs to 3D printing material. IDTechEx spoke with Maryna Petrychenko (CEO and Co-founder) and Maria Korabovska (Co-founder).

Nanoramic Laboratories used advanced nanocarbons for electrodes and as thermal interface materials. IDTechEx caught up with Dr Yong Joon Lee (R&D Director) at Nanoramic Laboratories.

International microwave symposium (IMS) 2020 is an annual trade show in US. Due to the COVID-19 situation, this year they hosted a virtual event from 4-6th August 2020.

International microwave symposium (IMS) 2020 is an annual trade show in US. Due to the COVID-19 situation, this year they hosted a virtual event from 4-6th August 2020.

NAWA Technologies produce vertically aligned CNTs for energy storage and other applications. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Pascal Boulanger (CTO and Founder).

NoPo Nanotechnologies produce SWCNT via the HiPCO process. IDTechEx spoke with Anto Godwin (Head of Production & Technology)

Metal additive manufacturing has seen many trends over recent years including pushing the (build) envelope & deposition rate to higher levels, broadening the materials portfolio, and expanding into new markets. One trend that cannot be overlooked is the number of product launches for low-cost "desktop" variants; the question is will they be successful?

Cynora is a German company focused on the development of more efficient emissive materials for OLED displays primarily utilizing TADF rather than phosphorescence. This update article discusses developments at Cynora since our previous update in 2016.

Nopion are a Korean company that specializes in metallic nanoparticles. Along with applications such as EMI shielding, thesenanoparticles are employed in a self-assembling anisotropic conductive adhesives that enables component attachment at lower pressures than the incumbent technology.

Thursday 20 August 2020 - Metal Additive Manufacturing: Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain - This webinar includes: Overview of latest market forecast and key trends; Technology benchmarking and new entrant analysis; Latest in material considerations and supply chain progressions; and Deep-dive into relevant sectors and the impact of COVID-19.

ELANTAS Europe is a manufacturer of insulating and protective materials for the electrical and electronic industry. This profile discusses their portfolio of materials for printed electronics, which includes both conductive and dielectric inks. These high-performance materials are especially focused on automotive and electronic applications and include thermoformable inks for in-mold electronics (IME). This profile is based on an interview with Dr. Fabian Gyger (Head of R&D Functional Inks)

Nano-C is an American that produce fullerenes, fullerene derivatives and carbon nanotubes in commercial quantities. They have commercialized a combustion synthesis for structured carbon approach originally developed at MIT.

Cypris Materials is an early stage company from California. They are commercializing a new method of printing colored inks that relies on co-polymers that self-assemble to create structural color rather than using dyes or pigments.

With an increase in temperature, there is an increase in demand for tap water. One area which is affected is the South West Water network, with water shortages across Sussex and up to 300 households left without tap water for five days. But could this have been averted? Yes - it could.