Advanced Materials

Innovation map of the emerging opportunities for multifunctional hybrid sensors.

Nanotech was held from January 31st to February 2nd 2024, at Tokyo Big Sight in Japan. The focus of this event summary will be for nanocarbon materials and compounds featured at Nanotech, predominantly those featuring carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

Sensors are vital in modern life. They measure a vast quantity of metrics and parameters, acting as the interface between the physical and digital worlds. Printed sensors can be produced in large areas on flexible substrates, reducing costs and unlocking new market opportunities. The new IDTechEx report, "Printed and Flexible Sensors 2024-2034: Technologies, Players, Markets", breaks down key trends by technology approach - highlighting both opportunities and challenges for the industry forecast to reach US$960 million by 2034.

Evonik recently (February 2024) presented a webinar discussing its P84 high-performance polyimide polymer for use in several potential applications.

IDTechEx have released a brand new episode of the 'Tomorrow's Tech by IDTechEx' podcast, 'EV Charging 101: How Can We Take the Guesswork Out of Driving Electric?'. Host Dr Tess Skyrme and industry expert Shazan Siddiqi will be discussing the up-and-coming trends in the EV Charging landscape.

This premium article provides an overview of antenna-in-package technology.

Moxtek is a Utah-based developer and manufacturer of X-ray and optical components. IDTechEx spoke to the Nippon Kayaku Group company about its custom metalens foundry business, which is based around nanoimprint lithography.

Carbon Fly are a Japanese start up, developing a novel technique for the production of carbon nanotube (CNT) materials.

Koatsu Gas (Japan) were founded in 1958 and specialise in gas and chemical solutions and employ over 850 staff. This profile covers the manufacture of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), in various macro form factors.

Copper is a critical material in the manufacturing of all vehicles, regardless of whether they are powered by gas, diesel, electricity, hydrogen, or even liquid natural gas (LNG). The demand for copper from the automotive industry was just over 3MT (1MT = 1 billion kilograms) in 2023 but is set to increase to 5MT in 2034.

This premium article discusses chemical separations and purification using metal organic frameworks (MOF).

Thursday 14 March 2024 - Exploring Antenna Packaging Technologies: From 5G mmWave to 6G; An overview of antenna packaging technologies for high frequency telecommunication; Antenna packaging strategies for mmWave; Antenna packaging strategies for 6G (beyond 100 GHz)

Materials informatics represents the data revolution's impact on materials R&D. Data-centric approaches, including AI and machine learning, are transforming the way materials scientists and engineers work, getting materials to market faster and driving development in new directions. A range of strategic approaches have emerged, with leading players and commercialized materials developed via data-driven methods emerging.

Hamamatsu Carbonics was established as a spin out from Shizuoka University in November 2022, to commercialise multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) technology. IDTechEx spoke with Yoku Inoue (Founder and President).

As the world awaits the full take-off of the next generation of telecommunication technologies, 5G, important stakeholders are preparing for the future of future telecommunications - 6G. This may seem premature, given that deployment of 5G infrastructure and base stations are not nearly at their peak yet.

Innovation map for the market overview of printed piezoresistive sensors and roadmap of the automotive sector.

Tess Skyrme, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, caught up with Founder of XeedQ Gopi Balasubramanian. XeedQ is a diamond N-V center-based quantum computer hardware company based in Germany.

JOKOH are a Japanese company with a history of developing medical devices for the market, such as medical analysers, in vitro diagnostics, and X-ray equipment. IDTechEx spoke with JOKOH at Nanotech (Japan) 2024.

UniSieve is a Switzerland-based provider of advanced membrane materials utilizing molecular sieves for chemical and energy industries.

BestGraphene is a Korean company, producing functionalized graphene, graphene additives, and conductive ink/paste. IDTechEx visited the company in Korea and spoke with Seongmin Chin (CEO).