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Advances in Direct Li-ion Recycling & Battery-Grade Graphite Recovery

The Li-ion battery recycling market is expanding rapidly through partnerships, funding, and new large-scale facilities using established recycling technologies to recover valuable materials. IDTechEx forecasts that the Li-ion battery recycling market will be valued at US$52B in 2045, but continued innovation and advancements in direct LIB recycling and battery-grade graphite recycling technologies will be crucial to realize this full value.

Upcoming Webinar: Software Defined Vehicles Market Outlook to 2036

Webinar: Software Defined Vehicles: Central Compute, OTA Monetization & AI - Market Outlook to 2036 Presenter: Shihao Fu, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Date: Thursday 21 August 2025 Can't attend live? Register anyway to receive the on-demand recording and presentation slides, available for a limited time.

Clean Chemicals and Self-Healing Cars - The Future of Sustainability

Natural chemicals, machine learning that can advance enzyme engineering, and bioplastic food containers are just some of the benefits of sustainable chemical technology. This article covers some of the sustainable technologies of the future, explored in IDTechEx's research.

Comfortable and Continuous Data Monitoring with Wearables

Achieving continuity and efficiency with biometrics and health data can be achieved with wearables. This article explores some of the main devices in the wearables market today including smart watches, and others which are emerging, such as smart gumshields.

New IDTechEx Market Report: Thermal Interface Materials 2026-2036

This report provides an in-depth technical analysis of thermal interface materials (including TIM1/TIM2/TIM1.5) for EV batteries, power electronics, advanced semiconductor packaging, space and satellite technologies, data centers, EMI shielding, 5G, ADAS, and consumer electronics. 10-year granular area (m2), mass (kg), revenue (US$), and TIM unit price (US$) forecasts are given by application. The report covers recent developments in TIM fillers, high-performance TIMs, successful commercial uses, and historic TIM player acquisitions and partnerships. The report also identifies future TIM trends.

RFID Market Set to Reach US$23 Billion by 2036

The global RFID market is set to continue its expansion in 2025. IDTechEx forecasts it to reach US$15.6 billion, up from US$15 billion in 2024. Looking further ahead, the market is expected to grow to US$23 billion by 2036. This article presents an overview of the RFID market outlook and regional trends, based on insights from the new report, "RFID 2026-2036: Forecasts, Players and Opportunities".

Mantel

Mantel is a carbon capture technology provider, leveraging high temperature carbon capture to reduce the energy penalty and costs of the process.

Additive Materials for Batteries: Watch our Summary Video

IDTechEx analyst Pranav Jaswani summarizes opportunities for additive materials in Lithium-ion batteries.

NanoXplore

NanoXplore is a producer of graphene nanoplatelets with the largest global capacity. IDTechEx caught up with Dr Soroush Nazarpour (CEO).

Finetuning Computing - IDTechEx Covers Dominant Computing Trends

Semiconductors, co-packaged optics, and photonic integrated circuits are some of the research topics covered by IDTechEx showcasing the advancements being made in the semiconductor industry. This article explores some of the current trends and developments being made within the sector.

HYCO1

HYCO1 is a Houston-based start-up focused on dry methane reforming.

How MEMS Speakers are Shaping the Future of Listening

The audio industry may be on the verge of a technological revolution. For over a century, the operating principles of speakers have remained largely unchanged, but this article explores the emergence of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) speakers and how this paradigm shift could change the audio industry.

Hytzer Energy

Hytzer Energy Co., Ltd. (中科深蓝汇泽新能源有限责任公司) was founded in April 2022 and is headquartered in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The company represents the commercialization of nearly two decades of groundbreaking solid-state battery research that began at Germany's Max Planck Institute.

Molymem

Molymem is a spin-out from the University of Manchester, with a focus on developing ceramic ultra-filtration (UF) and nano-filtration (NF) membranes enabled through its proprietary 2D nanomaterial coating. The membrane products serve drinking, wastewater and desalination pre-treatment markets. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Donnchadh Barry, Technical Manager.

Gas Sensors Will See Widespread Integration Into Battery Packs

Gas sensors are poised to see increasing adoption in battery packs in electric vehicles and energy storage systems, with the battery pack gas sensor market expected to exceed US$157.1 million by 2036.

New IDTechEx Market Report: Supercapacitors 2026-2036

This new IDTechEx report provides insights into the global supercapacitor market, discussing three broad technology groups and segmented into seven market sectors.

UBE: Biogas upgrading membranes

UBE Corporation is a Japanese chemical company. The company has developed hollow fiber polyimide membranes for biogas upgrading. Senior IDTechEx Technology Analyst Eve Pope spoke with UBE's Sales Manager Kentaro Wakamura at the World Biogas Summit 2025.

Redox One

Redox One is an iron-chromium (Fe-Cr) redox flow battery (RFB) developer based in Cyprus. Its parent company, Tharisa, is based in South Africa. IDTechEx spoke with Redox One company at The Battery Show Europe 2025.

Alteva

Alteva is German start-up developing lithium-sulfur battery technology for a variety of mobility applications including electric aviation.

Green Steel, Hydrogen, and the Move Towards Decarbonization

Sustainable technologies are generating a record amount of interest across many sectors. This article covers the landscapes of green steel, green hydrogen, and the push for countries to achieve decarbonization goals.