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Li-ion Material Outlook

Innovation roadmap for Li-ion materials.

EV Cell and Pack Material Innovation: Higher Energy and Lower Cost

Electric vehicles (EVs) generate material demands that are very different to those historically typical of combustion engine vehicle markets. With ongoing supply chain disruption and rapidly evolving battery technology, the materials that will be in demand over the coming years will vary significantly.

Piezotech Arkema

Piezotech Arkema is a division of the large French materials supplier Arkema, focused on developing and supplying piezoelectric polymers. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Fabrice Domingues Dos Santos, R&D Manager.

WayRay

WayRay is a deep-tech company that specializes in delivering augmented reality heads-up displays (AR-HUDs) for next generation vehicles.

Technology Readiness of Heavy Duty Autonomous Vehicles

Innovation roadmap for the technology readiness level of heavy duty autonomous vehicles.

LG Chem: Chemical Recycling Plastic Waste

LG Chem are a leading chemical company and in March 2023 began building their new chemical recycling facility. IDTechEx provide an update on this development.

Webinar: The Growth Potential of Nuclear Small Modular Reactors

Thursday 25 May 2023 - How can SMRs open new use-cases for nuclear energy, decarbonizing problem industries in the process? Where in the world are SMRs developing today and where would they be expected to see greatest success? Are evolutionary vs. revolutionary approaches to reactor design more likely to see success in the global SMR fleet? What are the major roadblocks to deployment of SMRs and how could these be overcome? What players are working on SMRs and who is closest to delivering outside of Russia and China?

Exploring the Growth and Market Breakdown of Passive RFID

The RFID industry is expected to maintain its growth trajectory, with IDTechEx forecasting a market value of US$14 billion in 2023, up from US$12.8 billion in 2022. This market value encompasses various RFID form factors, including labels, cards, fobs, and tags, as well as scanners, software, and services for both active and passive RFID technologies. Among these, the "Passive RFID Tags" segment stands out as the largest, comprising more than half of the total RFID market.

EneCoat Technologies

Founded in 2018, EneCoat Technologies is a spin off from Kyoto University focusing on the R&D of perovskite solar cells

HTC's Vive XR Elite: New Design Approaches in Virtual Reality

HTC's new Vive XR Elite brings interesting benefits with its convertible design but poses a tough product targeting challenge.

Li-ion Value Chain

Innovation roadmap for the Li-ion value chain.

Advanced Materials and High-Performance Thermal Pastes

Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) come in different forms, including thermal pads, thermal grease, gap fillers, thermal paste, and thermal gels. Thermal gel and thermal paste, two of the most commonly used forms, have gained significant momentum over the past several years, especially in the EV, data center, and 5G industries.

Gotion

Gotion (Guoxuan High-Tech) are a Chinese Li-ion cell and battery manufacturer.

Unravelling Competing In-Mold Electronics Manufacturing Methodologies

Smooth, functional surfaces that provide touch sensing, often with backlighting, are becoming increasingly common. Applications range from vehicle interiors and domestic appliances to medical devices and aircraft seating. Rather than relying on a mechanical or membrane switch, these surfaces utilize capacitive touch sensing - the same principle used in smartphone displays.

Wintor

Amsterdam-based startup Wintor is lowering the barriers to entry for smartphone AR tours with its no code, app-based tour development and deployment system for iPhones and Android.

Back to the Futuristic: 3 Innovative Wearable Technologies Coming Soon

Consumer technology available today is impressive but still not as cool as promised by many classic sci-fi movies. Our dreams of hoverboards and holograms have been replaced by stagnating smartphone designs and doom-scrolling. Yet things look set to change.

Fuel Flexibility of SOFC Paves Path to Hydrogen Economy

Fuel cells could play an important role in the future of power generation, enabling the transition from traditional hydrocarbon fuels to low or zero-emission fuels. The fuel flexibility of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) offers a competitive advantage over the currently dominant proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), which is limited to operating on hydrogen.

HYBRIT

Hybrit Development AB (HYBRIT) is a joint venture between Swedish companies SSAB, LKAB, and Vattenfall. The company was founded to develop the HYBRIT project to demonstrate the use of hydrogen in sustainable steel production.

Tritium: DC Fast Charging (2023)

Founded in 2001, Tritium designs and manufactures proprietary hardware and software to create modular and scalable DC fast chargers for electric vehicles.

Neuromod Devices

Neuromod Devices is a bioelectronic company that has developed Lenire, a medical treatment for tinnitus using neuromodulation. This profile is an update of recent company developments.