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Thermal Touch and Imitating Texture on Smartphone Screens

Haptics refers to the technology that actively enhances the touch experience when engaging with devices, allowing for a more streamlined and stimulating customer experience with surface textures and thermal haptics. IDTechEx expects the haptics market to grow at a CAGR of 4.4% between 2024 and 2035.

Dunia Innovations

Dunia Innovations (referred to as Dunia) is a Berlin-based startup focused on accelerating materials discovery through physics-informed machine learning and lab automation technologies.

Printed Sensor Technology: Commercialization, Trends, and Outlook

This presentation was delivered virtually by IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Jack Howley at the NextFlex Innovation Days 2025 Conference on 26th March 2025 in Santa Clara, USA.

Upcoming Webinar on Self-Healing Materials

Thursday 17 April 2025; Self-Healing Materials: Commercial Success or Academic Novelty? An introduction to self-healing materials and mechanisms; Materials science considerations for self-healing materials; Assessment of the applications driving self-healing materials R&D and the likelihood of commercial success

Sodium-ion Batteries - Key Takeaways and Killer Applications

In the first of this new series, IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Shazan Siddiqi caught up with Darren Tan, CEO of UNIGRID Battery, at Cambridge EnerTech's International Battery Seminar 2025 in Orlando, to discuss the evolving battery landscape.

KB Element

KB Element is a Korean graphene manufacturer, producing non-oxidized graphene via a high-temperature plasma exfoliation process. IDTechEx spoke with Ms. Sunha Kim, Head of Marketing, at JEC World 2025.

Reduce and Remove: The Two-Pronged Approach to the PFAS Problem

This article outlines a dual strategy to address PFAS contamination; regulating PFAS production and usage to prevent further environmental release, and deploying advanced treatment technologies to eliminate existing PFAS pollution.

How European Critical Material Security Will Rely on Recycling

As demand continues to grow and supply risks swell, a market for critical material recovery technology that enables recycling from end-of-life products and waste is rapidly emerging.

IDTechEx Explores 3D Printing Developments in the Medical Sector

The medical sector is one of the largest spaces where 3D printing operates, with opportunities for implant customization, educational models, and drug manufacturing.

Transforming Diabetes Care with Digital Health Innovations

People with diabetes have long been at the forefront of adopting digital health technologies, using digital platforms to seek out support, information about their condition, and to better understand the data that comes from managing it. The growing integration of wearable sensors and device data into digital health apps provides people with diabetes support right at their fingertips.

Envalior: Wear and Friction

Envalior is a supplier of high performance plastics based in Germany. Envalior supplies base and speciality polymer solutions to automotive and transportation, electronics, consumer goods and industrial applications. Envalior is developing alternatives to PTFE materials for tribology components. IDTechEx spoke with Adnan Hasanovic, Manager within the Innovation Segment: Gears & Bearings, from Envalior.

Two Decades of Trends for Vehicle Electrification

Decarbonization regulations are a primary driver of vehicle electrification globally. This article examines key sectors within this market and explores future prospects.

Quantum Sensors: From Lab to Chip Through Semiconductor Fabs

In this article, IDTechEx explores how semiconductor manufacturing holds the key to enabling the low-cost mass production of quantum sensors.

Perovskite Solar Commercialization: Overcoming Durability Concerns

Perovskite PV has garnered significant industry interest due to its high efficiency, scalable manufacturing, and relatively low material costs. However, durability challenges have long stalled its commercialization. Now, several pilot and small commercial scale perovskite solar projects are underway, with many companies achieving panel lifetimes over 10 years and steadily bridging the gap to the 25-year target.

Electric Vehicles Driving Sustainability

With approximately 90 million vehicles sold worldwide in 2023, the car market is the biggest transport sector. 14.4 million electric vehicle sales were made in 2023, jumping to 18.1 million in 2024, highlighting a fast-growing market with scope for EV manufacturers to continue to establish themselves further.

Cathay Biotech

Cathay Biotech is a China-based materials company focused on the supply of bio-based resins and composites for a range of applications. IDTechEx spoke with Cathay Biotech surrounding the renewable energy applications for its biomaterials, including for wind and solar at JEC World 2025.

Upcoming Webinar on In-Cabin Sensing

Thursday 10 April 2025 - Integration of In-Cabin Sensors Into Software-Defined Vehicles and AI Features; An overview of regulations in Europe, China, USA, and Japan, and how regulations affect the adoption rate of in-cabin sensing technologies; An analysis of different in-cabin sensor technologies and the future trends; A key summary and analysis of how AI and vehicle software are linked with in-cabin sensors; Market opportunities and forecast overview

Overview of Supply Chain and Acquisition - In-Cabin Sensing

Innovation map overview of supply chain and acquisition for in-cabin sensing.

VCSEL vs LED Performance Characteristics

Innovation map for VCSEL vs LED performance characteristics.

Durable CO₂ Removal Carbon Credit Markets Reach US$14 Billion in 2035

With record-breaking carbon credit sales in 2024 and increasing overlap of voluntary and compliance carbon markets, the business case for carbon dioxide removal is growing stronger. IDTechEx forecasts the carbon credit market revenue from durable, engineered carbon dioxide removal technologies will exceed US$14 billion in 2035.