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Nippon Chemical Industrial: R&D areas

Nippon Chemical Industrial is a manufacturer of inorganic and specialty chemicals headquartered in Japan. IDTechEx analyst spoke with Tsutomu Watanabe (president of Nippon Chemical Industrial's subsidiary JCI USA) at the Carbon Capture Technology Expo 2025 about R&D areas.

Advancing ADAS Systems and Levelling Up Autonomy

Automation levels from 1 to 5 can be seen in almost all types of vehicles manufactured today. This article explores the primary shifts happening between levels 2 and 3, and the automation landscape globally.

Three Extraction Technologies Enabling High Value Lignin Applications

Lignin, once largely burned for energy, is now being explored as a valuable input for a wide range of green applications. In this article, IDTechEx provides insight into three lignin extraction technologies enabling new applications. All are approaching commercialization.

Norled: Liquid Hydrogen Ferry

Norled AS is one of Norway's largest ferry and express boat operators. The company has commissioned the world's first ferry running on liquid hydrogen with a hybrid fuel cell and battery propulsion system.

Brand New Report: Additives for Li-ion Batteries & PFAS-Free Batteries

The new independent IDTechEx report, "Additives for Li-ion Batteries and PFAS-Free Batteries 2026-2036" offers an in-depth analysis of the evolving market for binders, conductive additives, and electrolyte additives. It examines the impact of PFAS regulation, new production methods, and silicon anodes, with 10-year forecasts projecting the market to exceed US$18 billion by 2036.

Composite Materials in Green Energy: Enabling Technologies and Address

Composite materials are increasingly being used to innovate green energy technologies, from advancing wind turbine blades, to enabling lighter and more efficient electric vehicles. In this article, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Maia Benstead explores the key sustainability trends driving the uptake of fiber reinforced polymer composites across a range of clean energy sectors.

Syensqo: Addibond technology

IDTechEx attended a presentation given by Syensqo titled 'Enhancing Paint Adhesion: Sustainable Solutions for Metal Surface Treatment'.

Capso

Capso Technologies is a Canadian carbon capture technology provider, with decades of development in China and a focus on dry ice formation and high purity carbon dioxide. IDTechEx analyst Eve Pope spoke with marketing associate Stephen Wong at the Carbon Capture Technology Expo North America in 2025.

ZF: SELECT Drive Unit

ZF is a leading tier 1 supplier providing solutions to passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial technology. IDTechEx attended a presentation from ZF that covered the technology innovations, with a primary focus on thermal management, for its latest eDrive platform, called SELECT.

Innovation and Investments for Decarbonization Materials

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for carbon capture, green hydrogen, and sustainable composites for wind energy are all technologies and materials contributing to decarbonization processes. This article covers some of the developments being made within these industries.

Mankiewicz Coatings: Thermal Insulation for EV Battery

Mankiewicz Coatings presented a thermal insulation liquid coating for EV battery applications as SPE EAV 2025.

SK Enmove: Next Gen Refrigerants

SK Enmove's conventional business is largely from base oils and lubricants. New business areas that SK Enmove sees opportunities in include EV fluids, thermal management, and HVAC fluids. IDTechEx spoke to SK Enmove about its new refrigerants that are PFAS free alternatives to R1234yf (the most commonly adopted automotive refrigerant).

Primo1D

Founded in 2013 in Grenoble as a CEA-Leti spin-off, Primo1D embeds passive UHF RFID chips in its patented E-Thread™ yarn, giving garments, work-wear and other textiles an invisible, durable digital ID; CEO Boris Vigaud outlined the roadmap in a recent IDTechEx interview.

Will More OEMs Drive the Fuel Cell Car Market Upwards?

As battery technology rapidly advances in cost, performance, and reliability, fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are struggling to gain market traction. While FCEVs are seen as ideal for long-haul trucking, they aim to break into the larger passenger car market. IDTechEx explores their potential in this space by examining automaker strategies, past trends, and tech comparisons

Data Centers, AI, and Efficiency - IDTechEx Covers Memory and Storage

There is an increasing need for efficient and scalable storage, necessary to keep up with the increasing demands of data storage that is becoming more prevalent each year. This article covers developments and demand for data centers, AI, and edge computing.

Hanon Systems: R744 and R290

Hanon Systems has developed R744 and R290 components for automotive applications. IDTechEx spoke to Hanon to learn more about its products and which approach it thinks will be more promising.

3D Woven Thermal Protection - Weaving the Future of Space Exploration

3D weaving is emerging as one of the cutting-edge options for spacecraft thermal protection. Could these technologies mark a significant breakthrough and a paradigm shift in the field of thermal protection systems?

New Report: Thermal Management for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging

The new market report "Thermal Management for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging 2026-2036: Technologies, Markets, and Opportunities" provides critical market intelligence on the power and thermal management challenges of advanced semiconductor packaging (2.5D and 3D), novel thermal materials, and the trend of liquid cooling solutions.

USound MEMS Speakers

USound GmbH is an Austrian company developing piezoelectric MEMS speakers, where it uses a mechanical decoupling of the piezoelectric motor and the silicon diaphragm to achieve greater sound pressure levels (SPLs) at low frequencies, a key challenge with MEMS speakers.

The Rise of Collaborative Robots: Technical and Commercial Insights

Collaborative robots (cobots), driven by AI, machine vision, and modular designs, are revolutionizing smart factories by enhancing human-robot collaboration, achieving 95%+ accuracy in tasks, and targeting a US$29.8 billion market by 2035.