Advanced Materials

Additive manufacturing of composites is approaching an inflection point. In their new report "3D Printing Composites 2021-2031: Technology and Market Analysis", IDTechEx forecast the market to reach $2bn by 2031.

Laminar is a Korean company that specialize in continuous flow reactors for reaction or production of nanoparticles. IDTechEx spoke with Mr. Hong (CEO) about their applications in graphene and cathode precursor production.

Econic Technologies is a British start-up working to commercialize catalyst technologies that incorporate carbon dioxide into polymers with a wide range of downstream applications. In August 2021, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Hydra Rodrigues spoke to Econic's CEO, Keith Wiggins.

Welcome to a new frontier of advanced materials and printed and flexible electronics. Metamaterials are structures involving repetitive patterning, usually of metals on dielectrics and usually controlling electromagnetic radiation in a previously-impossible fashion.

Schunk Carbon Technology is a global carbon and ceramics materials company. They offer in-house silicon carbide 3D printing services under the IntrinSiC brand.

SGL Carbon is a materials producer focusing on composite fibers and materials (CFM) and graphite materials and systems (GFM). One of their offerings is a 3D printing production service making silicon carbide and carbon parts in-house using SGL Carbon powders.

JX Nippon Mining & Metals (JX) is an integrated producer of copper and related metals. IDTechEx caught up with the company to discuss its impressive current collector material for high-performance electric vehicles.

Innovation roadmap for the report '3D Printing Ceramics 2022-2032: Technology and Market Outlook'.

The development of new technology often creates new opportunities to provide value to customers in new products. Electronic textiles have hundreds of potential use cases, many of which are being explored by different companies around the world. So where is the "killer app" for e-textiles?

Whilst IDTechEx expects EVs to continually improve in safety, there will always be the risk of a battery fire due to many potential causes. This presents an opportunity for those material suppliers making thermal interface materials (TIMs), flame-retardant materials, or fire protection materials.

In some applications we need the antenna to have a broader band of frequencies accepted and in others the opposite. Metamaterials can assist in most cases. This premium article covers metamaterial antennas for beginners

Researchers have invented a cheaper, safer, and simpler technology that will allow a "stubborn" group of metals and metal oxides to be made into thin films used in many electronics, computer components, and other applications.

This white paper on Low-cost and Scalable Process for Microchips Integration into Stretchable Printed Circuits was provided by the University of Coimbra

Vanguard Product Solutions presents a new approach to EMI shielding and thermal materials for electronic components.

At the Advancements in Thermal Management Conference (04/08/21-05/08/21) IDTechEx learnt more about ADA's QiFlo carbon fiber thermal interface materials (TIMs).

The second part of this premium article series examines Micro-LED technology introduction, challenges and development, the emergence of mini-LED displays and what we can learn from it and Micro-LED market status and future.

Xerox provided an update on their progress in additive manufacturing and their proprietary liquid metal printing process. IDTechEx spoke with Tali Rosman (General Manager).

Slides provided by Xerox on their 3D Printing ElemX Liquid Metal Platform

IDTechEx have recently launched "Electrically Conductive Adhesives (ECAs) 2022-2032", a market research report detailing the technology of ECAs, a form of conductive joining technology. Electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) are a growing competitor to lead-free solders and silver sintering technologies, and currently see use in several electronics applications, such as automotive electronics, consumer electronics, and display applications.

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