Advanced Materials

Coveme is an Italy-based materials provider, specializing in polyester films for a range of applications. This profile focusses on the company's photovoltaic applications. IDTechEx spoke with Alessandro Anderlini, Head of Photovoltaic Division.

This premium article explores an overview of the technology, challenges, latest research, and company landscape for the gasification of plastic waste as well as plastic waste to hydrogen technologies.

This premium article provides an overview of the emerging opportunities for ion exchange materials in established water treatment markets.

Epago is a material components supplier for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers. The company specializes in membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for proton exchange membrane (PEM) stacks. IDTechEx spoke with Epago at CES 2025.

CHASM is an advanced materials company based in the USA, producing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for a variety of use-cases. IDTechEx caught up with CHASM to learn about a new manufacturing method.

This premium article discusses innovations in semiconductor technology, with a focus on co-packaged optics.

POSCO is a Korean iron and steel manufacturer and the world's seventh largest steelmaker. The company has developed new technologies for ironmaking to replace the traditional blast furnace process. This company profile will focus on the FINEX and HyREX technologies.

This premium article explores the emerging applications of bioplastics beyond single-use packaging within the commercial space.

Raynergy Tek is a speciality materials company based in Taiwan. The company manufactures materials for semiconducting devices, including organic photovoltaics (OPV) and organic photodetectors (OPD). This profile focuses on the OPV side of the business. IDTechEx spoke with Benny Li, Vice President of Business Development.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is a commercial fusion company seeking to construct the world's first tokamak fusion power plants by leveraging high temperature superconductor (HTS) technology.

Heliatek is a Germany-based solar cell developer, which specializes in the manufacture of large area organic solar films. IDTechEx spoke with Sven Krusche, Communications Manager.

By far, the biggest factor that determines the range and cost of an electric car is the battery. The now ubiquitous lithium-ion battery comes in a variety of chemistries. The first commercialized Li-ion batteries were lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), which remains the chemistry of choice in portable electronic devices, but the quest for a higher range has led to a search for new chemistries.

This premium article provides an overview of deep-sea mining and its current state of development and governance.

Solar power is one of the fastest growing renewable energy technologies. In 2023 alone, over 340 GW of new solar power was installed. With rising energy demands, concerns over energy security, and increasing decarbonization goals, solar power installations are only anticipated to rise.

This premium article discusses innovations in semiconductor technology, with a focus on chiplets.

Greene Tweed is an engineering company with a significant focus in energy transition applications, developing materials and manufacturing components.

Quantum computers can be built in many ways. You may be familiar with the competing modalities claiming to offer various advantages over others in terms of quality, scalability, cost, and more. However, it is increasingly apparent across them all that new generations of optics and photonics technologies will be essential. This opens an exciting supply chain opportunity for many players, old and new, in the photonics eco-system.

Ribes Tech is an Italian solar company, which specializes in the manufacture of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. IDTechEx spoke with Antonio Lacchetti, Co-founder and Managing Director.

Enersens is a French industrial silica aerogel producer targeting the electronic and battery market to prevent thermal runaway with its thermal barriers.