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Microcars Are the Smaller, Greener Future of Urban Commuting

There is a need to scrap the "highway-centric" model of urban development and prioritize the ease and convenience of local trips. Most car trips are short trips carrying just one person. Most of the energy is wasted on carrying the vehicle's own weight.

New Way Air Bearings

New Way Air Bearings is an established company that produces air bearings that enable non-contact support and direction of both rigid and flexible substrates, along with other applications. IDTechEx caught up with founder and CTO Drew Devitt.

Shinko: Carbon Nanotube Thermal Interface Materials

Shinko Electric Industries Co Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Shinko) is a public Japan-based company mainly engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of products based on semiconductor mounting technology. Shinko produced CNT composite material under the licensed technology from Fujitsu Limited.

Opportunities for Thin Film and Flexible Photovoltaics

This presentation was given by IDTechEx Principal Technology Analyst Dr Matthew Dyson at innoLAE 2023.

Three Predictions for 2023 in Augmented and Virtual Reality

2022 was a turbulent year for Extended Reality (XR). The popularization of the metaverse concept raised massive interest in Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) devices as the gateway to this future vision of the internet, with excitement gathering over an expected revolution in how we communicate.

Sony (CES 2023)

Sony announced the replacement for its aging but very successful PlayStation VR (PSVR) at CES 2022; CES 2023 saw the chance to demo the VR2, which is only compatible with the relatively hard-to-find PlayStation 5 (PS5).

Hydrogen Production Processes by Stage of Development

Assessment of the maturity of a range of hydrogen production processes.

Why Immersion Cooling Might Not be the Final Battery Cooling Solution

Battery thermal management is a critical component to an electric vehicles (EVs) operation. Cells need to be kept cool when under load from driving and charging or kept warm during cold ambient conditions. This enables more efficient operation of the batteries and improves safety.

Nanocarbons in 2022: Small Sized but With a Growing Commercial Impact

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.

NXP Semiconductors: AI/ML Applications

NXP Semiconductors are a Netherlands-based designer and manufacturer of semiconductor chipsets. IDTechEx spoke with Ali Ors, Director of Global AI ML Strategy and Technologies for Edge Processing.

SES-imagotag

SES-imagotag is a French company that supplies electronic shelf labels and other IoT devices for retail.

Infineon: Expanding SiC OEM Partnerships

Infineon is a consistent market leader in the supply of automotive power semiconductors and has expanded SiC partnerships with major OEMs over the past year.

Lumus

Lumus is an Israeli company which designs optical engines for AR and other head mounted display (HMD) devices. These optical engines are composed of a display and reflective (also known as geometric) waveguide combiner — Lumus' key expertise is in the design of these waveguides, which can expand the exit pupil in two dimensions. Although largely fabless, it has its own smaller production line for R&D and specialized orders.

In-Mold Electronics: The Future of Smart Surfaces?

Surfaces, be they in kitchen appliances, automotive interiors, medical devices, or even furniture, are becoming increasingly smart. Embedded lighting, touch sensitivity, heating, and even haptic feedback enables inanimate and often neglected surfaces into a design feature with seamlessly integrated user controls. But what is the best way to manufacture these smart surfaces?

Webinar: The Key Factors to the Successful Commercialization of SSB

Thursday 2 March 2023 - Key takeaways from the webinar: Solid-state battery landscape; Solid-state battery development; Controversial opinions on solid-state batteries and corresponding analysis; Important factors for solid-state battery commercialization; Targeting market

Advent Technologies: High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells

Advent Technologies is a maker of high temperature PEM fuel cells using a licensed membrane technology from Los Alamos which can run off low purity hydrogen via an integrated methanol reformer today and potentially an ammonia cracker in the future. IDTechEx caught up with the company's CTO and Marine Technology Director to discuss the most exciting applications emerging.

What Does 2023 Hold for Printed/Flexible Electronics?

With applications ranging from energy harvesting to sensing, and applicability to sectors being as varied as healthcare and automotive, printed/flexible electronics are set to change our expectations of what electronics can provide and where they can be utilized.

Calyos: Data Center Applications

Calyos specializes in two-phase cooling solutions for the automotive industry (primary) and data centers. IDTechEx interviewed Ben Sutton, Sales and Marketing Manager, to specifically discuss their loop heat pipes for data center components (e.g. server boards, racks, etc.).

Global Blue Hydrogen Market to Reach US$34 Billion by 2033

Blue hydrogen refers to the production of hydrogen from fossil fuels, mostly through natural gas reforming or coal gasification, in which most CO2 emissions are captured and stored or used in products via carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies.

GaN in Electric Vehicles: Barriers, Players, Adoption

As electric vehicle (EV) power electronics undergoes a paradigm shift towards wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, silicon carbide (SiC) is becoming the material of choice, while gallium nitride (GaN) is often shoe-boxed into telecommunications or optoelectronics applications. This IDTechEx premium article explores the rising potential for GaN in EV markets and the major barriers to adoption.