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Celanese: High Energy Density Battery Concept

Celanese is primarily a materials company. At the SPE event, Plastics in Electric and Autonomous Vehicles 2023, Celanese presented a self-funded project to develop a high energy density battery pack concept that makes use of its materials.

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials and Key Players

Innovation roadmap for SOFC.

Where are the Nuclear Small Modular Reactor Projects?

Innovation roadmap for the map of nuclear SMR projects.

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Gas Separation Membranes

Thursday 22 June 2023 - Gas Separation Membranes: Decarbonization Driving New Market Opportunities. Overview of the technical advantages, history, and limitations of gas separation membranes; Technology appraisal of incumbent and emerging membrane materials; Market analysis of the emerging application areas including biogas upgrading, carbon capture, and the hydrogen infrastructure; For each market, a comparison against alternative separation techniques (e.g., PSA or cryogenic) and discussion on pain points and technical requirements; Independent outlook and technology roadmap for the commercial penetration of membranes in the fields of energy and decarbonization

The Cost of Energy for Nuclear Small Modular Reactors

Innovation roadmap for nuclear SMR energy cost.

Emerging Sensor Types for Embedded Vision

Anyone who has used a 'smart lens' app on their smartphone is familiar with machine vision. Rather than simply reproducing and storing a picture for later viewing, machine vision applies an image processing algorithm to obtain additional insight, such as locating edges or object identification.

Battolyser Systems

Battolyser Systems are a Dutch company developing a hybrid battery-electrolyzer system.

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. is a public Japanese chemical company offering a wide range of products including energy and functional materials, pharmaceutical and healthcare materials, construction materials, and many other chemicals and materials. At Thermal Management Expo 2023, IDTechEx talked with Masaki Kido, the Commercial Manager of Sumitomo Chemical.

Zendure

Zendure are a US based company who supply portable power stations for off-grid and residential energy storage purposes. IDTechEx spoke with Zendure at the Battery Show Europe 2023.

Battery Modeling Approaches for Second-Life Applications

Battery performance testing forms an important part of the second-life EV battery market. Remanufacturers will aim to use the best-performing EV batteries in their final second-life systems, such as stationary storage systems or lower-power electromobility applications.

Mira Reality: Acquired by Apple

Mira Reality, a startup that built the only Made for Apple certified AR headset, has been acquired by Apple for its IP, customers and existing AR content ecosystem.

SigmaSense

SigmaSense is an early-stage company that has developed an innovative current-mode sensing methodology comprising both hardware and software. This promises much greater accuracy and sensitivity for applications such as capacitive touch screens and battery monitoring. IDTechEx caught up with CEO Richard Seger and VP Emerging Technology Gary Baum to learn about the latest developments.

GCL Perovskite

GCL Perovskite is a company focusing on perovskite solar cells R&D, production and sales.

IDTechEx Explains What Apple's Vision Pro Headset Does Differently

On June 5th, Apple ended years of speculation and finally announced a mixed reality (MR) headset. The US$3499 Vision Pro headset confirmed some expectations and confounded others. IDTechEx has been tracking the mixed, augmented and virtual reality markets since 2015, with reports on headsets and accessories and optics available now and a report on displays for AR/VR soon to be released. This insight into the AR/VR industry and associated technologies provides context to IDTechEx's initial analysis of Apple's headset design philosophy.

Decarbonization Opens up New Markets for Gas Separation Membranes

Decarbonization is the main market driver across the industrial sector. In every roadmap there is an evolving mix of solutions that span the technology readiness spectrum, each with their own proponents and critics.

Ascend Performance Materials: High Temperature PA66

Ascend Performance Materials presented its X-Protect technology to increase the melting temperature of nylon 66 (polyamide) with key applications in EV battery packs.

Dätwyler: Electroactive Polymers

Dätwyler are a Swiss company focused on high-value, system-critical elastomer components. This profile is focused on electroactive polymers (EAPs).

Electrophoretic/ Electrochromic Displays: Readiness Level Assessment

Innovation roadmap for electrophoretic/ electrochromic displays.

Printed/Flexible Electronics Progression Through the Hype Cycle

Innovation roadmap for the printed/flexible electronics hype cycle.

Roadmap for Flexible Integrated Circuits (ICs)

Innovation roadmap for flexible integrated circuits.