Advanced Materials

This premium article explores copper conductive inks, including the challenges in developing copper inks, strategies to avoid copper oxidation, recent collaborations utilizing copper inks, and more.

IDTechEx's new research report, "Metamaterials Markets 2023-2043: Optical and Radio-Frequency", analyses the technology and markets for both classes of electromagnetic metamaterials. Defined as materials that utilize periodic structures to achieve potentially revolutionary capabilities, metamaterials have drawn much attention due to their applications across telecommunications, consumer electronics, and aerospace.

The field of nanocarbons is not new and it has certainly been the victim of too much hype and false dawns, but things have changed. Across 2022 and into the decade ahead, CNTs and graphene will enter different phases of their industrial expansion.

This premium article provides a technology landscape for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) including an assessment of electrolytes, cathodes, anodes, and interconnects, as well an analysis of alternative fuel cell technologies and key market players.

IDTechEx's latest report, "Sustainable Electronics Manufacturing 2023-2033", explores how the environmental impact of manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuits (ICs) can be reduced through innovative materials choices and processing methods. This includes implementing low-temperature processing, eliminating superfluous wasteful steps, recycling and re-using materials where possible, and adopting novel approaches where the long-term potential is foreseen.

Crystal Solar is a US-based company working to produce silicon wafers domestically through epitaxial growth. The company was founded in 2008.

Innovation roadmap for LIB recycling approaches.

This premium article will explore the production of e-textiles with conductive inks, including competing methods of producing e-textiles, how conductive inks can be used to produce e-textiles, and competing types of conductive ink for e-textiles.

The occurrence of fires in electric vehicles (EVs) is less common than their combustion engine counterparts, in total number but also in terms of the rate per miles traveled. However infrequent, it is extremely important to protect the vehicle's occupants and prolong the time for a fire to exit the battery pack for as long as possible.

Overview of some of the earlier-stage processes in chemical recycling including pyrolysis developments, hydrothermal processes, utilizing microwaves, enzymatic depolymerization, and other related fields.

This premium article explores conductive inks for printed heaters, including printed heater applications, technology comparisons, a SWOT analysis, and more.

This premium article explores various fire protection materials, including their compositions, applications, advantages and disadvantages, thermal conductivity, and more.

BTR New Material Group, formerly BTR New Energy, are a Chinese manufacturer of Li-ion electrode materials and a leading manufacturer of graphite anodes.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Conductive Ink Market 2023-2033'.

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Conductive Ink Market 2023-2033'.

Jiva Materials is a British start-up that has developed a fully recyclable printed circuit board.

Canatu, a provider of carbon nanotubes and sensing applications that utilize them, announced a €18 million funding round led by 3M ventures.

Despite strong incumbent materials for certain components, the technology landscape for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells is set to change in many varied ways over the coming years. An increased materials demand in terms of both volume and units, reducing the cost of components, and the emergence of disruptive technologies are all expected, while supply chain agreements are being established and strengthened across the industry. Alongside the growth in demand, emerging trends, and player analysis, IDTechEx detail how the associated materials market for PEM fuel cells is expected to exceed a value of US$7bn by 2033.

This premium article explores the commercial considerations for conductive ink producers, including various segmentations of conductive ink companies, key growth markets for conductive inks, adoption barriers, and more.

Fire Protection Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries 2023-2033 - Fire protection and thermal runaway propagation limiting materials for electric cars, buses, vans, trucks, scooters, and motorcycles. Ceramics, mica, aerogels, foams, encapsulants, coatings, and PCMs. Material benchmarking and market forecasts.