Advanced Materials

Partnerships with Optitune and Solip Tech will allow Merck to accelerate the commercialization of liviFlexTM, a new range of display materials that addresses challenges in the manufacture of flexible, foldable and rollable OLED displays.

The focus of smart cities has changed. In 2020, smart cities have been pivoting reinvented hardware and associated systems.

At the recent IMAPS-UK Thermal Management event, Indium Corporation presented on the use of metal thermal interface materials for high-performance computing applications.

Tuesday 8 December 2020 (3 sessions to choose from) - This webinar will provide a detailed assessment and outlook for these advanced materials. The talk will highlight key developments, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, company performances, geographic variations, and application areas.

Graphene materials are progressing through their own hype curve. The commercialization has been making steady progress and IDTechEx expect the graphene market to significantly grow over the next decade.

Thursday 3 December (includes Q&A session) - Printed/flexible electronics is a constantly evolving area with extensive scope for innovation. In this webinar, Dr Matthew Dyson will discuss four technical innovations learned about in 2020.

Real Graphene manufacture fast-charging graphene-enabled batteries. IDTechEx spoke with Sam Gong (Founder Real Graphene USA).

Printed/flexible electronics is a constantly evolving area with extensive scope for innovation. Here, IDTechEx outlines three of the most exciting technological highlights in the sector.

Starting from the joint interest of Nokia and Finnish research institutes, soon after the experimental discovery of graphene and related materials in 2004, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland began developing its research in this area and now plays a vital role in the Graphene Flagship.

Nova Graphene are graphene manufacturers based in Canada. IDTechEx spoke with Paul Beasant (CEO) for an update on Nova Graphene

Knano are manufacturers of graphene based in China. IDTechEx spoke with Allen Cheng (Sale Manager) for Knano for a brief update.

IDTechEx caught up with Dr Boris Goldstein (CEO and Founder) of GrapheneCA.

Fluoropolymers are typically available as liquids and solids, but new fluoroelastomers are getting interest.

A newer approach of serving low power electronics by area more than efficiency is promising.

Faraday Future has partnered with M&I Materials to design an immersion-cooled battery pack for their electric vehicles.

This IDTechEx premium article examines the outlook for organic photovoltaics

One day solar "power stations" as we know them will be banned.

IDTechEx have released a new report - "Fluoropolymer Markets in Electrics, Electronics 2021-2041" - 5G, 6G, THz, EV, tribo, fuel cell, solar, battery, sensor. New applications and formulations power this market to over $14 billion in 2041.

In total, IDTechEx Research forecast that the market for specialized solution processable materials for printed/flexible electronics will reach $6.9Bn by 2031.

This article covers multiple distinct approaches, all of which involve printable inks with insoluble inorganic constituents