Advanced Materials

Wednesday 23 June 2021 - This webinar will discuss the main chemistries and the latest research performed regarding redox flow battery, explaining the calculation performed about the Levelized Cost of Storage of Li-ion battery and RFB, together with a new approach of forecasting the future RFB adoption over the next decade.

Automotive OEMs are increasingly using interior features to distinguish between models and from other brands. There are, therefore, extensive opportunities for printed/flexible electronics to add additional functionality to the cockpit while facilitating efficient manufacturing.

UTST Temperature Sensors is a very early-stage company that has developed an innovative printable NTC temperature sensitive material.

The stationary energy storage market is growing very fast, with daily news of large installations announced at both sides of the power grid: Front-of-Meter and Behind-the-Meter.

TIMs are mainly required for the higher power consuming components, which will typically require a thermal interface between the component and its heat sink. In data centers, the majority of components can be categorized into servers, switches, power supplies and switch supervisors.

On 27th May 2021 IDTechEx attended the small virtual IMECON conference organized by Alexander Watson Associates (AWA, conference organizers) which provided an overview of the in-mold electronics (IME) market and updates from IME technology developers, manufacturers and suppliers. This IDTechEx premium article summarises the talks given by selected companies.

The Renewable Materials Conference was an online event, hosted by the Nova Institute, held in May 2020. Over the course of three days, 47 talks were given about a range of areas to do with the formation of a circular economy and eliminating the need for fossil fuels, and the latest renewable material solutions. This IDTechEx premium article presents some of the major themes and topics discussed at the conference.

Thermoplastic composites for 3D Printing: Benchmarking and Company Assessment

The energy scenario is changing as a result of years of green policies adopted by the major countries in the world. With energy storage playing a key role toward the integration of variable renewable energy (VRE) in the power grid, will Li-ion batteries keep dominating the stationary storage market?

Remagine Labs is a very early stage company that recently spun out from a university in Sydney. It is aiming to develop transparent semiconducting materials based on quantum dots, possibly for display applications.

Solvay Additive Manufacturing Solutions, a division of Solvay Specialty Polymers, produces high performance polymer materials for AM. IDTechEx spoke with Brian Alexander, Global Product and Business Development Manager for Additive Manufacturing.

The need for effective thermal management of 5G infrastructure is discussed in this IDTechEx premium article

This IDTechEx premium article investigates alternative die attach materials

Battery Electric Vehicle Thermal Management Innovation 2021 was an online event that took place between 10th-14th May 2021. The focus was around thermal management materials, strategies and components for electric vehicles (EVs). This IDTechEx premium article presents some of the highlights.

Von Roll are specialists in electrical insulation. In a recent webinar hosted by C-Therm (20/05/21), they showcased their new high thermal conductivity resins for applications in various industries including electric vehicle motors.

Qurv was founded to develop graphene-enabled wide-spectrum image sensor technologies for next-generation computer vision applications, bringing unprecedented intelligence to products and services.

Copprint has developed and is commercializing its range of nanoparticle based copper inks. This ink is substantially cheaper than silver equivalents and is currently being trialed for a wide range of applications. IDTechEx caught up with CEO Ofer Shochet to find out more about their recent progress.

What disruptions can Micro-LED displays bring to us, and will the future displays require Micro-LED technology? What are their potential applications and what are the hypes and realities? These are the questions addressed in the new IDTechEx report "Micro-LED Displays 2021-2031: Technology, Commercialization, Opportunity, Market and Players".

Scientists have developed a roll-based damage-free transfer technique that allows two-dimensional nanomaterials to be transferred into wafer scale without damage. The proposed technique has a variety of applications from transparent displays and semiconductors to displays for self-driving cars, and is expected to accelerate the commercialization of 2D nanomaterial-based high-performance devices.

Thursday 3 June 2021 - This webinar uniquely gives an appraisal of stationary storage for electricity supply beyond batteries and pumped hydro. See some of the results of IDTechEx prioritising all the options within gravity storage of many types, air, hydrogen, thermal and supercapacitors and their variants for example.