Advanced Materials

Bayer MaterialScience intends to focus its development activities more intently on topics that are closely linked to its core business. For that reason the company will bring its work on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to a close.

Bluestone Global Tech is a promising graphene supplier. They mainly produce graphene using the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) route. They are however not a 'me too' supplier in that they can produce large-sized sheets and also reduce cost by using a dry transfer process. Their main challenge will however be that graphene is an under-performing and over-priced option in the crowded transparent conductive film business. To diversify risk, Bluestone Global Tech is also installing production capacity for reduced graphene oxide powdre.

IDTechEx Research finds that the electroactive polymer (EAP) market will be US$ 245 million in 2013.

The energy can be used at will to change the transparency and reflectivity of fixtures and windows depending on environmental conditions, such as temperature and brightness.

When a team of University of Illinois engineers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene, they did not expect to discover a new paradigm of epitaxy.

IDTechEx held its Graphene LIVE! tradeshow and conference in Berlin over April 17-18, 2013. This event was co-located with Printed Electronics, TCF LIVE!, Energy Harvesting and Supercapacitor events.

IDTechEx, the leading Research and Events company covering emerging technologies, has launched new subscription offerings across its range of topics.

Queen's University researchers have discovered a simple, cost-effective method for making new molecular materials similar to graphene, but with additional properties.