Full profile interview
14 Feb 2025

Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries is a private American space research company headquartered in California and founded in 2021. The company designs, builds, and flies spacecraft to perform pharmaceutical operations in microgravity of low Earth orbit. It is one of a handful of private space companies to have successfully returned an object from low Earth orbit (along with SpaceX and Boeing).
Full profile interview
10 Feb 2025

Aerogel Technologies
Aerogel Technologies is a US-based manufacturer of aerogels, with a key focus on its polymer aerogel range, Airloy, using a roll-to-roll continuous process.
Background
30 Jan 2025

Æsir Technologies (Formerly ZAF Energy Systems): C&I Batteries
Æsir Technologies, a spin out of ZAF Energy Systems, is an American start-up that develops nickel-zinc batteries for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and military applications.
Innovation Map
12 Nov 2024

Building a Liquid Hydrogen Commercial Airliner
Innovation map for building a liquid hydrogen commercial airliner.
22 Oct 2024

Hydrogen Aviation Has to Be Done Properly or Not at All
The technology used on the planes and the source of the hydrogen needs to be considered carefully before the industry can celebrate significant carbon reductions. If done incorrectly, hydrogen planes could be worse for the environment than existing jet fuel-powered planes.
Full profile interview
7 Oct 2024

SandboxAQ (Quantum Sensing)
SandboxAQ is a Silicon Valley start-up spun out from Alphabet Inc in 2022, focusing on providing a combination of AI and quantum technology powered solutions to other businesses. Stefan Bogdanovic, Strategic Innovation Lead at SandboxAQ, spoke at the QBN Quantum Leadership Session: Quantum Sensing Use Cases, attended by IDTechEx Technology Analyst Noah El Alami.
18 Sep 2024

Why LAX, LAS, and LHR Should Invest in LH2
IDTechEx predicts the hydrogen airplane market will grow to US$28.4 billion, but only with strategic airport investment.
Background
16 Sep 2024

Wright Electric: High Energy Density Batteries for Aviation
Wright Electric is a start-up working on high energy density aluminum air batteries and high power density motors for electrically propelled aerospace applications. This profile provides an overview of its key technologies.
Background: Company financials
17 May 2024

DBT Aero