Advanced Materials

What to expect at Graphene & 2D Materials USA

Graphene is a groundbreaking material in the nanotechnology field, but it has characteristics that limit its potential applications. A research team is investigating ways to incorporate DNA nanotechnology as a construction tool to assemble graphene in new ways that could make the material more useful in electronic devices, among other applications.

A Discussion With The IDTechEx Research Director. This is the final part of a two-part article written by Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, a leading industry expert and Research Director at IDTechEx, discussing the global graphene market, more information on the topic can be found in his report "Graphene, 2D Materials and Carbon Nanotubes: Markets, Technologies and Opportunities 2019-2029".

A circular economy is an alternative to the traditional, linear economy in which goods are made, used and disposed of in landfill or are incinerated.

On November 20 & 21 the IDTechEx Show! opens in the Santa Clara convention center to 3,500 people representing technology scouts and innovation managers from global brands to suppliers from across the value chain.

IDTechEx recently visited the National Taipei University of Technology as part of our global ongoing research activities. NTUT has developed water based graphene composites, as opposed to most others which use organic solvents.

In this two-part article Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, a leading industry expert and Research Director at IDTechEx will discuss the global graphene market.

Nanomaterials could provide the basis of many emerging technologies, including extremely tiny, flexible, and transparent electronics.

Scientists have combined graphene and single-walled carbon nanotubes into a transparent hybrid material with conductivity higher than either component exhibits separately.

Plastic is everywhere, and that is the problem. There is a huge drive to address the concerns that consumers and industry alike have regarding the longevity of plastic in the environment.

New IDTechEx Research report investigates the market for various die and substrate attach materials used in power electronics in various electric vehicles. It provides a comprehensive view of the industry trends, looking at the trends driving the adoption of higher performance die-attach materials.

From Invention to Implementation - Global Graphene Group Inc. (G3) was the first company to discover and patent graphene in 2002. Since then, Global G3 has been developing processes for mass production of both single layer and multilayer graphene and their derivative composites.

IDTechEx Launchpad will showcase innovations from 12 start-up companies at the IDTechEx Show! held in Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, USA (www.IDTechEx.com/USA). All winners will be showing a new working prototype or product, many for the first time.

With just over a month to go until Graphene & 2D Materials USA 2019, IDTechEx's Senior Technology Analyst, Dr Richard Collins caught up with Dr Rune Wendelbo of Abalonyx to hear his thoughts on graphene oxide manufacturing and the opportunity for graphene.

Stevens Institute of Technology has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Bonbouton, giving the cutting-edge health and technology company the right to use and further develop a graphene sensing system that detects early signs of foot ulcers before they form so people living with diabetes can access preventative healthcare and confidently manage their health.

Graphene USA is the most commercially-focused conference and exhibition on graphene and other 2D materials. It is where companies unveil their latest technologies, launch their products, where technologists announce their latest commercially-relevant results, and where suppliers and end users from a variety of industries directly connect.

Gr3n are a start-up located in Switzerland that have developed a microwave catalysed depolymerisation process for waste PET.

Garbo has developed the ChemPET process for the depolymerisation of PET into BHET via proprietary glycolysis.

In 2011 Aquafil developed a PA6 chemical decomposition technology known as the ECONYL regeneration system which depolymerises PA into its caprolactam monomer, which are subsequently repolymerised into ECONYL nylon yarns for either textile or carpet applications.

CEO Akshay Sethi founded Ambercycle, formerly Moral Fibre, in 2016 to develop a depolymerisation process for PET in textile waste.