TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

MP Materials

MP Materials operates the only rare earth mine in the United States, based in California. MP Materials is expanding its downstream processing capacities, including in rare earth separation and magnet manufacturing. MP Materials received significant US government funding in July 2025 in the wake of export controls placed on rare earth products from China in April 2025.

ABB - Cobots

ABB cobots—such as YuMi, GoFa, and SWIFTI—represent the company's leadership in collaborative robotics for industrial automation and flexible factory environments. ABB's cobots emphasize safety, ease of programming, integrated sensing, and advanced motion control to serve both large manufacturers and SMEs across a range of applications.

XPeng Motors - IRON Humanoid Robotics

XPeng's IRON humanoid robot is a next-generation, highly anthropomorphic robotics platform designed to showcase advances in biomechanics, artificial intelligence, and robotics commercialization. The IRON project leverages XPeng's expertise in mechatronics, AI, and autonomous systems, intending to converge its automotive and robotics technologies into a scalable business model focused on industrial and retail deployment

Photarix

Photarix are a spinout from the University of Lancaster (UK) commercialising a GaAs-based single photon source for quantum communications applications.

Duality Quantum Photonics

Duality Quantum Photonics are a UK-based thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) foundry offering design and fabrication services.

Ascend Elements Offtake Agreement for Lithium Carbonate

Ascend Elements, a major US-based Li-ion battery recycler and refiner, has announced a multi-year offtake agreement for lithium carbonate with Trafigura, a major global commodities supplier. This signals a significant development in lithium material supply chains - IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Conrad Nichols spoke exclusively to Ascend Elements CEO Linh Austin.

Wave Photonics

Wave Photonics is a provider of process design kits (PDKs) and other design, testing, and packaging services for photonics, especially for the quantum industry.

Low-Loss Glass for RF & Photonics: From Ka Band to Co-Packaged Optics

As radio frequency front ends extend into Ka band (about 26.5-40 GHz) and data center networks advance toward co packaged optics, engineered low loss glass substrates valued for high resistivity, dimensional stability, and compatibility with through glass via interconnects are emerging as an integration platform for antenna in package modules and optical electrical co design alike.

Lumino Technologies

Lumino Technologies offer engineering services and solutions for space and quantum communications.

GIG Karasek: ECO2CELL

GIG Karasek is an Austrian company that has developed its ECO2CELL technology for the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into high-value chemicals.

Supercapacitors Explained: Video

IDTechEx analyst Daniel Parr compares the energy and power density for supercapacitors to other energy storage devices; covers how supercapacitors work; and compares different types of supercapacitors.

Alter Technology UK (quantum photonics)

Alter Technology UK, part of Alter Technology of the TUV NORD Group, is developing photonic packaging solutions for quantum technologies and other industries.

Nel Hydrogen

Nel ASA is a leading manufacturer of both alkaline water electrolyzers (AWE) and proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. Headquartered in Oslo Norway, Nel has manufacturing capacity in both Norway (AWE for 1 GW) and USA (PEM for 500 MW). IDTechEx caught up with Nel at the Hydrogen Technology & Carbon Capture Technology World Expo 2025 in Hamburg, Germany.

Innovations in Carbon Capture Technologies

Amine solvents are the leading technologies for post-combustion capture, but innovation is ongoing. In this article, IDTechEx explores technologies and markets for post-combustion capture.

Novomorphic

Novomorphic is a newly-founded start-up, based in Wales and spun out of CSA Catapult. It is a design house with both chip and system design capabilities.

Sustainable Chemicals, Steel, and Decarbonizing Popular Materials

New sustainability innovations and trends are ever emerging under the decarbonization umbrella, evident amongst a number of material sectors. This article explores next-generation feedstocks, speciality chemicals, and the production of green steel.

Purem: Direct Air Capture

Purem is a German company that manufactures emission control systems. The company is planning to become a DAC OEM. IDTechEx analyst Eve Pope spoke with Purem at the Carbon Capture Technology World Expo 2025.

ZutaCore (OmniTherm update)

ZutaCore is developing a two-phase, direct-to-chip thermal management solution for high-performance AI data centers.

NovoLINC

NovoLINC is developing a composite thermal interface material for data center thermal management solutions.