Advanced Materials

Discarded electronic devices, such as cell phones, are a fast-growing source of waste. One way to mitigate the problem could be to use components that are made with renewable resources and that are easy to dispose of responsibly. Now, researchers have created a prototype circuit board that is made of a sheet paper with fully integrated electrical components, and that can be burned or left to degrade.

Materials Zone describes itself as "the materials informatics platform". It provides a platform and flows to go from raw material data to visualization and insight. IDTechEx spoke to Amir Barnea, VP of Business Development.

Is Graphene Green? This question comes up an increasing amount. Green drivers and ESG investments are an obvious focus across the supply chain, but where does graphene fit into this discussion? IDTechEx explore the answer in this article.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Fire Protection Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries 2023-2033'.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Fire Protection Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries 2023-2033'.

Transitioning out of a fossil-based plastic world has already started and materials of the future are being grown. Today, there are many natural polymer startups breaking into the industry and in this article, IDTechEx explore three promising naturally occurring materials.

Cambridge Smart Plastics are a UK-based company, providing novel polymer materials with unique characteristics. IDTechEx spoke with Andrew Terentjev (CEO).

Uncountable provides an AI-empowered platform to manage research and development. Customers come from the materials, chemical, and life sciences industries. It describes its mission as making science go faster. IDTechEx spoke to Co-founder Will Tashman.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Chemical Recycling and Dissolution of Plastics 2023-2033'.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Chemical Recycling and Dissolution of Plastics 2023-2033'.

IDTechEx attended the Battery Show and Electric Vehicle Expo North America 2022 that ran from 12th-16th September 2022. It is one of the largest battery-related conferences worldwide with a focus on electric vehicle applications and technologies. This premium article is the second of two articles covering key learnings from the conference and exhibition. Part 1 gives an overview of key conference themes (sustainability and security of supply) and cell level developments (solid-state and lithium metal, silicon, lithium-sulphur). Part 2 will focus on materials for battery packs and other advanced material developments.

IDTechEx attended the Battery Show and Electric Vehicle Expo North America 2022 that ran from 12th-16th September 2022. It is one of the largest battery-related conferences worldwide with a focus on electric vehicle applications and technologies. This premium article is the first of two articles covering key learnings from the conference and exhibition. Part 1 will give an overview of key conference themes (sustainability and security of supply) and cell level developments (solid-state and lithium metal, silicon, lithium-sulphur). Part 2 will focus on materials for battery packs and other advanced material developments.

Pivotal Commware is a US-based telecommunications company, founded in 2016 as a spinout from Intellectual Ventures. The company develops metamaterial antennas that use holographic beam forming to increase network speed, capacity, and spectral efficiency.

Wednesday 5 October 2022 - The opportunities presented by thin film photovoltaics; Discussion of the barriers facing the commercialisation of thin film photovoltaics; Overview of emerging applications for thin film photovoltaics and readiness levels; and Roadmaps for the future of thin film photovoltaics

Rogers has been a major player in providing compression pads for electric vehicle (EV) batteries (specifically pouch cells that expand and contract significantly under operation). IDTechEx spoke to Rogers to learn more about two of its new products, EVExtend (a new compression pad) and ProCell EV Firewall (a compression pad with fire protection included).

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Markets 2023-2040: Technologies, Players, and Forecasts'.

MaterialsIn is an early-stage New York State-based company involved in materials informatics and optimization of industrial processes. It is commercializing the work of co-founder Professor Krishna Rajan at the University of Buffalo.

Due to their very high efficiency in transporting electric charges from light, perovskites are known as the next generation material for solar panels and LED displays. A team have invented a brand-new application of perovskites as optical fibres.

Alcan Systems is a Germany-based telecommunications startup, founded in 2017 based on research carried out at Technische Universität Darmstadt. IDTechEx spoke with Alcan Systems about its efforts to enter the 5G market.