19 Apr 2023

Examining the Use of PFAS as Low-Loss Materials for 5G Applications
Legislation restricting the usage of "forever chemicals", or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), is being debated in major markets like the European Union and the US.
24 Feb 2023

Cobots On the Rise For the Automotive and Material-Handling Industries
As a pioneer in adopting traditional industrial robots, the automotive manufacturing industry has significantly improved its productivity and efficiency. Although traditional industrial robots have presented significant benefits, one of the fundamental challenges is their high downtime costs.
15 Feb 2023

Robotics and Automation in 2022 — Can They be a Hedge to Recession?
The market for service, collaborative, and mobile robots is expected to exceed US$90 billion by 2032. Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries.
3 Feb 2023

Beyond Ionomers: Regulation Drives Demand for New Fuel Cell Membranes
Membrane materials are of fundamental importance for fuel cells. So significant, in fact, that they typically give their name to the fuel cell, as is the case for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells, with IDTechEx forecasting the market for ion-exchange membranes in PEM fuel cells to be worth over USD$1.1 billion by 2033.
7 Dec 2022

Robotics and Automation in 2022 - Can They be a Hedge to Recession?
The market for service, collaborative, and mobile robots is expected to exceed US$90 billion by 2032. Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries
18 Oct 2022

Ambitious Project to Create Step Change for Wave Energy Industry
A €19.6 million partnership project aiming to be the stepping stone towards large scale wave energy commercialisation, will be launched this week. WEDUSEA is a pioneering collaboration between 14 partners, spanning industry and academia from across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Spain. It is co-ordinated by the Irish company OceanEnergy.
13 Oct 2022

New Technique Charges EV Battery in Just 10 Minutes
A breakthrough in electric vehicle battery design has enabled a 10-minute charge time for a typical EV battery. The record-breaking combination of a shorter charge time and more energy acquired for longer travel range was announced in the journal Nature.
22 Sep 2022

Join the Upcoming IDTechEx Webinar on Collaborative Robots (Cobots)
Thursday 13 October 2022 - The Key Driver for the New Industrial Transition? In this webinar, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Yulin Wang will talk about the critical enabling technologies used in collaborative robots, explain several key applications, and analyze how the market size will change in the next two decades.
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20 Sep 2022

Solvay Inaugurates Pilot Unit for Solid Batteries in Europe
The new unit will assess the industrial feasibility of the materials used in the manufacturing process of generation 4 batteries, or so-called "solid state" batteries. Solid state batteries are expected to replace lithium-ion batteries in the coming years, offering increased safety, improved performance and a reduction in the total cost of ownership.
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14 Sep 2022

Lead Battery Paired with Hydrogen Generating Technology
A project pairing advanced lead batteries with green hydrogen could transform the supply of clean, reliable energy storage in Africa and Asia, after the Consortium for Battery Innovation formed a partnership awarded Horizon Europe funding worth almost €10 million.