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Carbon Fly

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

Future Directions for the Green Hydrogen & Electrolyzer Market Growth

The clean hydrogen market is poised for significant growth, driven by the increasing focus from companies and governments on developing green hydrogen infrastructure to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries. The electrolyzer is a key component of the green hydrogen plant, responsible for the splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable energy.

Linking Car Electrification, Battery Chemistries, and Copper Demand

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.

Upcoming Webinar - Exploring Antenna Packaging Technologies

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: The AI-Designed Materials Revolution

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

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).

Mycelium Leather: Paving the Way for Green Luxury Amidst Challenges

Mycelium first came to prominence with its use in sustainable packaging. Several startup companies, such as Ecovative, received strong investments to develop the technology. Not long after, some companies realized the potential of mycelium to be used as a leather-like material. Companies have since expanded their focus to make mycelium leather a reality.

Road to 6G: The Emerging Low-Loss Materials Enabling Future Telecoms

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.

Printed Piezoresistive Sensors Market Overview & Automotive Roadmap

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

JOKOH

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.

XeedQ

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.

UniSieve: MOF-Based Membrane Technology

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

BestGraphene

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).

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Materials Informatics

Thursday 21 March 2024 - Materials Informatics: The Data Revolution and AI Boom come to Materials R&D - The latest commercial developments in the field, including the impact of new industry interest in the age of AI; Assessment of the different strategic approaches being adopted; The key technology pillars required for a MI approach; Industry pain points; Application case studies

Overview of Electrolyzer Technologies & Market Landscape

Innovation map for electrolyzer technologies and market landscape.

Quantum Technology: The Double-edged Sword in Fighting Cybercrime

The battle to secure communications is intensifying. Over the last twenty years hacking has grown into a lucrative enterprise. This global challenge is anticipated to worsen as the volume and value of data transmitted rises. The impact on society could be catastrophic, with the average cost of a data-breach already surpassing millions of dollars.

iPronics: Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuits

iPronics is a European-based startup focused on programmable photonic integrated circuits. While currently focused on providing devices for academic purposes, iPronics is looking to scale into data centers and more. IDTechEx Technology Analyst, James Falkiner, interviewed Application and Software Co-Lead, David Sanchez, as well as VP of Business Development, Ana Gonzalez, at SPIE Photonics West 2024

NEC Corp: Carbon Nanohorns

NEC Corp are a global multinational, headquartered in Japan. IDTechEx spoke with Ryota Yuge (Senior Principal Researcher) regarding carbon nanohorns.

Diraq

Tess Skyrme, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, caught up with Andre Saraiva, Head of Solid State Theory at Diraq. Diraq is a silicon-spin based quantum computing hardware company based in Australia.

Key Priorities for Water Electrolyzer Material & Component Innovation

The production of green hydrogen continues to be the focus of many governmental and corporate decarbonization strategies. The electrolyzer is a key technology that enables green hydrogen production by splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity. Many focus on the need for large-scale green hydrogen plants as well as electrolyzer manufacturing facilities.