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Fuel Cell Boats & Ships, a Methanol to the Madness

IDTechEx has published a series of articles recently covering hydrogen- and ammonia-powered fuel cell (FC) demand in shipping. One of the most common responses to this has been - what about methanol?

Tesla Investor Day 2023

Tesla held an investor day in March 2023, an event which is becoming an annual tradition. While the company touched on all aspects of its business, this article will focus on powertrain and technology developments.

How Can Tesla Shift Away from Rare Earths?

At Tesla's Investor Day in March 2023, it announced that its next generation of electric motors would contain no rare earth materials. Given Tesla's huge presence in the EV (electric vehicle) market, this could prove a significant transition for the design and sustainability of electric motors.

Aspen Aerogels: Aerogels for EV Battery Packs

Aspen Aerogels is a market leader within the aerogels industry, historically focused on the oil and gas field and cryogenic and high temperature insulation. This profile focuses on its aerogels application in EV batteries.

i-Sens

i-Sens is a Korean medical device company, founded in 2000 with headquarters in Seoul and subsidiaries across the world. The company is a major player in the Asian market for diabetes management devices.

Join Our Upcoming Webinar: The Future of Blue Hydrogen Production

Thursday 23 March 2023 - Developments, Prospect & Challenges. The webinar will cover; Motivation for low-carbon and blue hydrogen production, Overview of blue hydrogen production technologies, Outline of key players, trends, and innovations in technologies, Outlook on blue hydrogen, and Drivers & challenges for the industry

Why Do We Need 6G and What Are the Challenges?

6G, compared to its predecessor, is expected to offer significantly better communication capabilities, such as Tbps-level peak data rates, microsecond-level latency, and 99.99999% network dependability.

Digimarc

Digimarc is a software company specializing in product digitalization, servicing the consumer packed goods industry.

Emerging Applications for Silicon Photonics

Whatever the name - be that the humble 'chip', the slightly misleading 'microchip', the technically robust 'semiconductor integrated circuit', or the slightly less technically robust 'integrated circuit' - chips are everywhere; in laptops, mobile phones, TVs, automobiles, displays, and other electrical products a thousand times over.

Major News in the Progression of Graphene Batteries

Using graphene to improve the performance of energy storage devices has been a key focus ever since the 2D material was isolated. As soon as the first commercial graphene manufacturers were established, there has been a steady stream of announcements related to batteries, but perhaps none are as significant as the 2023 news of Evonik entering the field with their investment in SuperC.

Active Surfaces

IDTechEx attended the launch of a new accelerator called ACCEL (Advancing Climatetech and Clean Energy Leaders) in February 2023. This is organized by Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space (BGS). They reported over 120 applicants and ended up with six participating start-ups. All of the start-ups are BIPOC-led. These start-ups are mostly operating around technology readiness level (TRL) 4. The six start-ups are Active Surfaces, DrinKicks, EarthBond, Florrent, Frakktal, and SpadXTech.

Remedee Labs

Tess Skyrme, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, caught up with Remedee Labs' CEO Jacques Husser about their wearable technology for pain relief.

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on the Automotive Semiconductor Supply Chain

Thursday 16 March - This webinar will; Explain the main areas which rely on semiconductor technologies in modern vehicles; Discuss how automation and electrification trends will impact semiconductor demand; Show the current capabilities of automotive tier 2 companies; and Examine how the supply chain is shifting to accommodate more high-performance computing in vehicles

Hexagon Purus

Hexagon Purus ASA is a spin off company from Hexagon Composites ASA, a Norwegian multinational company providing solutions for low-emission mobility. Hexagon Purus provides hydrogen storage, drivetrain and battery system solutions for mobility applications. This company profile focuses on the company's hydrogen storage solutions and briefly covers Hexagon Purus' subsidiary Wystrach.

Zebra

Zebra is a manufacturer with capabilities in enterprise mobile computing, data capture, and thermal printing. Zebra produces TempTime, a chemical indicator label for temperature sensitive goods.

Join Our Webinar on Thermal Management Opportunities

Wednesday 15 March 2023 - Thermal Management Opportunities in Emerging Technology Markets. Key takeaways from the webinar; Electric vehicles (thermal management and fire protection); ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems); 5G infrastructure; Data centers; Consumer electronics; Combined EMI shielding and TIM options

800V EVs Charge into the Mainstream using SiC Power Electronics

The demand for electric vehicle (EV) power electronics will increase dramatically in the next ten years, primarily driven by rapid growth in the BEV car market, where IDTechEx predicts a 15% CAGR globally over the next decade.

Diabeloop

Diabeloop is a French medtech company, founded in 2015 with headquarters in Grenoble. The company provides the DBLG1 system, an algorithm to manage hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery for people with diabetes (PWD).

DiviGas

DiviGas is a start-up commercializing a membrane for hydrogen gas separation.

CLAP

CLAP is a Korean firm that produces polarizing optical films based on liquid crystals for OLED displays and organic TFT materials, utilizing IP originally developed by BASF. At CES 2023, CLAP introduced its OTFT-based sensors.