Advanced Materials

Innovation map of the similarities and differences between fission and fusion, their industries, and regulations.

This premium article explores global critical rare earth mine production.

JEIO are a Korean manufacturer of carbon nanotubes. IDTechEx caught up with JEIO in Q2 2025.

The Exploration Company is a European aerospace firm founded in July 2021 by CEO Hélène Huby and a team of engineers with backgrounds in major programs like ESA's Orion-ESM and ATV. Headquartered in Germany, France, and Italy, the company aims to democratize space access through reusable technology, focusing on cargo transport to orbital stations and lunar missions. This background profile gives an overview of The Exploration Company and the heat shield it has chosen for its Nyx Capsule.

Thursday 15 May 2025 - How and Why the Ion Exchange Membrane Market Is Preparing for Growth in the Coming Next Decade; An overview of ion exchange membrane materials and their common applications; Key performance requirements and material development trends; Growth markets for ion exchange membrane technology; An overview of the state of the ion exchange membrane market in 2025 and IDTechEx's 10-year market outlook

In the past 5 years, the commercial perception of fusion energy has shifted considerably and is now increasingly seen as a key component of the green energy transition. But what factors led to this shift, and what does a realistic future for the fusion energy industry look like?

Fusion Fest 2025 was held on the 8th of April at Convene Bishopsgate in London, organized by The Economist as part of their Economist Impact series of conferences. This premium article provides a summary of key takeaways from the event.

Swancor is a Taiwanese chemical company, specializing in materials for composite application. The company has developed a recyclable resin system for fibre reinforced polymers (FRP), along with a corresponding proprietary recycling process. IDTechEx spoke with Munka Lu, Senior R&D Engineer.

Forecasts from the IDTechEx report "Materials Informatics 2025-2035: Markets, Strategies, Players"

REETec is a mid-stream rare earth processor founded in 2008 and based in Oslo, Norway. REETec has developed a high-performance liquid chromatography technology for the separation of rare earths into high purity rare earth oxides. IDTechEx spoke with David O'Brock, Commercial Director at REETec.

This premium article explores metal-organic frameworks (MOF) for direct air capture.

Huntsman is scaling manufacturing capacity of CVD-grown CNTs, targeting applications such as reinforced composites, conductive polymers and CNT yarns. IDTechEx spoke to John Fraser, Product Development Director.

This premium article benchmarks photonic integrated circuit material platforms.

General Fusion is a commercial fusion energy company pursuing a magneto-inertial fusion approach called magnetized target fusion (MTF) using deuterium-tritium fuel.

Thursday 8 May 2025 - Surviving the Heat, Heat Shields for Atmospheric Re-Entry in an Increasingly Commercial Space Industry; Outline the role and function of TPS; Delineate the key categories of TPS, from tile-based systems to ablators and hypersonic expandable decelerators; Examine the key requirements of TPS, from a technical and economic perspective, as well as emerging use-cases; Give a brief outlook for the market over the next decade

This premium article discussed key ion exchange membrane (IEM) market players, dynamics, and trends.

METOL is a UK-based startup, founded in 2024, with a focus on the development of recyclable composite materials. IDTechEx spoke with Gerry Boyce, Founding Director.

Wednesday 7 May 2025 - Green Steel Market: Key Drivers, Production Pathways, Innovations, and Offtake Sectors; Overview of the iron and steel supply chain, including low-carbon and green steel; Key drivers for the steel decarbonization and the green steel market, including policies and incentives in key regions; Key innovations in iron and steel production technology; Main sectors adopting green steel and a market outlook

Tokamak Energy are a commercial fusion startup pursuing the spherical tokamak fusion approach using high temperature superconductors (HTS), a technology which they have commercialized through their TE Magnetics division for other applications.

Self-healing concrete aims to mitigate economic losses caused by corrosion and degradation of concrete, such as the need for repair or replacement, maintenance costs, and disruptions caused by downtime. Bacteria-based approaches are leading the way for self-healing concrete.