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23 Jun 2025

Decarbonizing Chemical Manufacturing with Next-Generation Feedstocks

Next generation feedstocks are aimed at providing a solution to the challenge of embedded carbon emissions stemming from conventional chemical manufacturing. This article explores the some popular next-generation feedstocks, along with strengths and drawbacks of the processes.
23 Jun 2025

Automated Accessibility for Streamlined Living

Smart glasses could create real life subtitles for clearer interactions, while helmets for firefighters or policemen with sensing technology could make high-risk jobs safer. This article explores a future of accessible technologies to bring ease to daily life.
20 Jun 2025

Aerobraking and Ablation - Thermal Management for Spacecrafts

The commercial space industry has taken off in recent years with a surge in launches and exponential growth, creating a need for increased thermal protection systems. This article explores aerobraking as one approach to thermal management for spacecrafts.
20 Jun 2025

Insulating and Lightweighting EV Batteries with Aerogels

Aerogels sit in a crossover between cell-level protection materials, and pack-level protection materials. This article explores how aerogels can perform excellently as both insulators and fire protection materials and are becoming increasingly common in electric vehicles.
20 Jun 2025

New Webinar: The Growing Role of Gas Sensors in Battery Pack Systems

Webinar: The Growing Role of Gas Sensors in Battery Pack Systems Date: Thursday 10 July Presenter: Daniel Parr, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx
19 Jun 2025

Material Longevity and Intrinsic Healing with Self-Healing Materials

Extending the lifespan of goods and enhancing safety by limiting the potential for failure of materials prove self-healing materials to be a revolutionary technology. This article explores how self-healing materials could reduce the need for excess maintenance costs with different levels of autonomy.
19 Jun 2025

Biobased Feedstocks and Circularity

With plastic production having grown to 502 million tonnes in 2024, while being expected to continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 2.6%, the need for a sustainable intervention is evident. This article covers the development of biobased plastics from renewable feedstocks as a step towards circularity.
19 Jun 2025

Curbing Congestion and Nimble Deliveries - IDTechEx Covers Micro EVs

Over 1 in 4 micro vehicles sold in 2023 were electric; quick growth that has not yet been matched by other segments including electric vans and passenger cars. This article covers the global micro EV picture, revealing drivers for the uptake of micro EVs globally.
19 Jun 2025

Solid-State Batteries: $9 Billion Market Potential by 2035

This article explores the transformative potential of solid-state batteries (SSBs), forecast to be a US$9 billion market by 2035, and provides an in-depth analysis of technological advances, manufacturing progress, commercialization challenges, and global supply chain shifts, particularly in electric vehicle and industrial applications.
17 Jun 2025

Billion Dollar Carbon Nanotube Market Continues to Grow

Following decades of hype and false dawns, nanocarbons are now beginning to see substantial market adoption and growth. This article delves into the continued growth of the carbon nanotube market, which is set to exceed $1.25 billion by 20235. IDTechEx assesses the key applications driving the growth, and the leading players poised to take a significant market share.
16 Jun 2025

New Webinar: Materials & Applications for Gas Separation Membranes

Webinar: Emerging Materials and Decarbonization Applications for Gas Separation Membranes Presenter: Eve Pope, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Date: Tuesday 24 June Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.
12 Jun 2025

IonQ Acquires Oxford Ionics in a Billion-Dollar Deal for Quantum

IDTechEx explores the impact of the US$1 billion acquisition in the quantum computing industry, where two major computing companies, IonQ and Oxford Ionics, have recently signed a deal.
11 Jun 2025

Addressing Tariff Pressures and Labor Costs with Cobots

Faced with rising raw material costs from tariffs, labor shortages, and increasing operational pressures, the automotive and material-handling industries are turning to collaborative robots (cobots) as a flexible, cost-saving solution to boost efficiency, reduce downtime, and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape.
10 Jun 2025

Upcoming Webinar: Carbon Nanotubes: On the Path to Commercial Success

Webinar Title: Carbon Nanotubes: On the Path to Commercial Success Date: Thursday 19 June 2025 Presenter: Dr Conor O'Brien, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.
06 Jun 2025

Hydrogen and Energy Storage to Drive Ion Exchange Membrane Demand

Ion exchange membranes are emerging as critical materials in the transition to green energy. Emerging applications in hydrogen fuel cells, water electrolyzers, and redox flow batteries are expected to drive significant market growth through 2035.
05 Jun 2025

First Walls and Breeder Blankets: Materials for Fusion

In this article, IDTechEx analyzes two of the specialized materials needed in a fusion reactor: the plasma facing material and the breeder blanket. Their requirements, the critical raw materials needed, and possible disruptors to their supply chain are discussed, along with a market outlook for the fusion industry.
03 Jun 2025

Humanoid Robots to Have a 14-Fold Market Expansion in 5 Years

The article highlights the rapid growth of the humanoid robot market through 2035, emphasizing a projected $10 billion opportunity in sensory components, especially tactile sensors, LiDAR, and cameras, as demand for dexterous and spatially aware robots increases
03 Jun 2025

Decarbonization and Energy Security: Rise of Gas Separation Membranes

Key applications, both mature and emerging, for gas separation membranes include biogas upgrading, natural gas processing, carbon capture, and hydrogen separation. As gas separation membrane markets grow, start-ups seek to commercialize new membrane materials and composite structures.
29 May 2025

Emerging Memory Takes the Embedded Route

Emerging non-volatile memory technologies are finding commercial traction not by replacing DRAM or NAND, but by solving real scaling and performance challenges in embedded systems. IDTechEx explores how MRAM, ReRAM, and others are becoming key enablers for next-generation automotive, IoT, and AI edge devices.
27 May 2025

Upcoming Webinar: Unlock the Future of Materials R&D

Webinar: Unlock the Future of Materials R&D: How Materials Informatics is Revolutionizing Innovation Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025 Approximately 30 minutes Multiple sessions available
27 May 2025

Market Growth for Aerogels to Continue from Energy & Industrial Areas

The aerogel market for energy and industrial applications has seen modest growth over the years, growing from US$224M in 2021 to an estimated US$348M in 2025. With increasing focus on energy savings and process efficiencies, this article by IDTechEx looks at how the aerogels market for energy and industrial applications will evolve over the next decade.
23 May 2025

Battery Materials Security and the Rise of Vertical Integration

Surging battery demand is creating significant opportunities for raw material suppliers, particularly those adapting to battery-specific needs. Along the battery value chain, players are increasingly pursuing vertical integration strategies to capture greater value.
22 May 2025

Chemistries and Cathodes - Lithium-Ion Battery Technologies

Lithium-ion batteries are a growing technology worldwide in line with the demand for electricity and regulations to lower emissions.
22 May 2025

Upcoming Webinar on Humanoid Robots

Webinar Title: Humanoid Robots: Early Adopters, Technologies, Challenges and Outlook Date: Tuesday 3 June 2025 Presenter: Yulin Wang, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx
22 May 2025

Self-Healing Materials Unlock the Potential of Tomorrow's Technogy

Self-healing materials have the ability to extend the lifespan of mission critical components such as energy storage devices, sensors and soft robotics. This article looks at some of the key materials developments, pain points and potential growth opportunities for self-healing materials in these emerging markets.
21 May 2025

Human-Like Robots and Flexible Movement - IDTechEx Covers Robotics

Humanoid and collaborative robots are two growing robotics technologies explored by IDTechEx in their portfolio of Robotics & Autonomy Research Reports. Senior Technology Analyst, Yulin Wang, will be speaking at the 2025 Humanoids Summit, covering details explored in depth in the IDTechEx report, "Humanoid Robots 2025-2035: Technologies, Markets and Opportunities".
21 May 2025

Sodium-ion: The Three Big Promises of Sodium-Ion Batteries

Sodium-ion batteries offer a promising alternative to lithium-ion, with advantages in mineral abundance, system compatibility, and safety. They provide a cost-effective, scalable solution with lower material costs and reduced supply chain risks. Despite lower energy density, sodium-ion cells benefit from existing manufacturing infrastructure. Safety benefits include reduced fire risks and enhanced thermal stability. Key strategies for success include improving energy densities, competing on total cost of ownership, and targeting niche performance areas such as low temperature and high-power applications.
20 May 2025

In-Cabin Sensor Advancements: Radar or 3D Cameras?

In-cabin sensing innovations from Tesla, Seeing Machines, and LG Electronics—leveraging radar, 3d cameras, and AI—are transforming vehicle safety and personalization, setting the stage for a US$6 billion market by 2035.
20 May 2025

Upcoming Webinar on AI Chips

Thursday 5 June 2025 - AI Chips: Energy Consumption Concerns of Large AI Models, GPU Technologies, and the Shift to Custom Silicon; Demand and concerns about large AI models; Current trends in high-performance GPUs; Shift towards cloud service providers (CSPs) using custom silicon in AI data centers; Insights into IDTechEx's 10-year forecasts for the AI Chips market
19 May 2025

Robots Acting Up - IDTechEx Covers Humanoid Robotics

Showcased by the surprise of surrounding workers, the unexpected actions of a humanoid robot in China demonstrates that this robotics application is still operating in early stages. However, despite being an immature technology, there is still much scope for success for humanoids.
19 May 2025

Smart Materials, Smarter R&D: Materials Informatics in 2025

Materials informatics is reshaping the landscape of materials research and development, bringing the full power of the data revolution to science and engineering. By leveraging AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics, materials informatics is accelerating discovery, streamlining development, and opening entirely new pathways for innovation.
16 May 2025

CO₂ Concrete and Chemicals - IDTechEx Explores CO₂ Utilization

Carbon capture technologies are mature and have existed for decades, but with the expense that comes with deploying them, there is little incentive for businesses to adopt them outside of carbon pricing regulations or tax incentives. CO2 utilization makes carbon capture viable outside of climate motivations because it allows the process to generate revenue.
16 May 2025

India Will Become the Next Superpower for Electric Two-Wheelers

While China is currently the leader in electric two-wheeler sales globally, this article highlights the key factors that will lead to India taking its place and becoming the next global superpower within the industry.
15 May 2025

Fuel Cells for Faster Fuelling and Falling Emissions

Fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) offer a new opportunity for the transport sector to significantly reduce emissions, with only water vapor being produced as a result of their operation.
15 May 2025

Trends Impacting Metal Additive Manufacturing's US$13 Billion Future

In this article, IDTechEx examines the impact of three major trends; one technology-focused, one regional, and one macroeconomic - on metal additive manufacturing. These trends include the dominance of powder bed fusion, the story of the Chinese metal AM market, and the impact of tariffs.
14 May 2025

The New Battery Lifecycle with Machine Learning Technologies

Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence, which refers to the process of computers drawing conclusions from a dataset, which can be a powerful tool across various sectors, including the battery market.