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Emerging Haptic Actuators to Disrupt the Market, Says IDTechEx

Haptics might fly under the radar, but they form a major industry that offers serious user experience benefits to consumers. IDTechEx forecasts a US$7.1 billion market for haptic technology in 2035, with much of the growth in this market being fueled by the adoption of haptics in new classes of device.

Samsung Electronics (Memory)

Samsung Electronics is a global electronics firm with headquarters in Korea. Its memory business manufactures and sells memory and storage products (e.g. NAND and DRAM).

Carbon Asset Solutions

Carbon Asset Solution is a start-up focused on measurement, reporting, and verification for soil carbon sequestration. IDTechEx Technology Analyst Eve Pope spoke with Managing Director Hamish Macdonald at the London Climate Technology Show 2024.

Imec

Imec is a Belgian research institute, founded in 1984. It works on state-of-the-art semiconductor and nanoelectronics manufacturing. This profile explores the Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies & Systems (SSTS) program.

Claros Technologies

Claros Technologies is an American startup developing a UV photochemical process for PFAS destruction applications. IDTechEx spoke with Zachary Rogers, Account Executive, and John Brockgreitens, VP of Product Development, to learn more about its technology.

Tetronics

Tetronics is a UK-based company that has developed a plasma technology for industrial heating, critical material recovery, and green hydrogen production. IDTechEx attended Tetronics' presentation at the Hydrogen Technology Expo in Hamburg. This company profile will primarily focus on hydrogen production, but also highlight some other applications of its technology.

Silveray

Silveray is a spin-out from the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) (Surrey University) developing large-area direct conversion detectors for the X-ray imaging market. Silveray is based in Manchester, UK, and has been commercializing flexible x-ray detector technology since 2022, which can be used for weld integrity inspections and medical imaging applications. In November 2024, Silveray completed a seed extension funding round, raising £4M to support the launch of its first product in 2025.

Webinar: Silicon Anode Batteries - Poised for Expansion

Tuesday 17 December 2024 - Introduction into the Li-ion market and silicon anode technology; Discussion of key silicon anode technologies and developments; Overview of the silicon anode market; Key conclusions and takeaways

Regulation is Reshaping the Electric LCV Landscape

As governments stretch to meet their Paris Agreement goals and other sustainability targets, global demand for light-duty road freight is set to more than double between 2020 and 2050. A growing global population, rising income levels, and a booming e-commerce industry all factor into this increase in demand.

Cyclic Materials

Cyclic Materials is a rare earth magnet recycler founded in 2021 and based in Ontario, Canada. Cyclic Materials recovers rare earth oxides from end-of-life magnets using patented Mag-Cycle℠ and REEPure℠ technologies - a hydrometallurgical extraction process. Rare earth magnets are sourced from manufacturing scrap (swarf), EV rotors, wind turbine generators, and electronics waste. IDTechEx spoke with Patrick Nee, Co-Founder and SVP of Strategic Partnerships.

AI Is Well Set to Disrupt the Battery Supply Chain and Life Cycle

As the electric vehicle (EV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) industries grow, requirements for the batteries that power them become more demanding. To achieve more energy-dense batteries that aren't unsustainably expensive, faster battery development is needed, as well as more efficient management, manufacturing, and recycling methods. Artificial intelligence (AI) will play an important role in achieving these goals.

eChemicles

eChemicles is a university spin-out located in Hungary developing electrolyzers for carbon dioxide conversion into useful carbon products. In October 2024, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Eve Pope spoke with Mariia Shabalina (Partnership and Engagement Manager) at the Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe.

Upcoming Webinar on Electric Light Commercial Vehicles

Thursday 5 December 2024 - Electric Light Commercial Vehicles: The Present and Future of Cargo; An overview of the global LCV industry; The role of regulation in LCV electrification; Key sales trends and manufacturers across global markets; Total costs of ownership (TCO) for eLCVs; Hydrogen fuel cell and plug-in hybrid LCVs

Hyundai

This profile analyzes Hyundai's progress in electrification and automotive technologies in 2024.

The Future of Li-ion Battery Technology

The Li-ion industry continues to innovate to reach higher energy densities, faster charge and higher rate capabilities, longer lifetimes, lower costs, and lower environmental impact from their production to better meet the demands of the markets and applications reliant on battery and energy storage technology.

The Autonomous Car Industry in 2024: Three Key Takeaways

Autonomous driving technologies have seemingly been on the horizon for the last decade, maybe more. Over the past four years, level 3 technologies have been certified for consumer use on public roads, hands-off/eyes-on driving has solidified as a market segment, and commercial driverless robotaxi services have become available to the public.

Getting Electric Planes Off The Ground

The scale of the challenges faced by electric aviation, with weight, range, ownership costs, and even carbon footprint, all need consideration. Despite this, IDTechEx believes that current technical trends combined with achievable business use cases will generate significant electric plane uptake in the future.