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Printed & Flexible Electronics: Status, Innovations and Prospects

What do electronic skin patches, thin-film flexible photovoltaics and automotive interior consoles have in common? All are produced using printed & flexible electronics, an alternative approach to conventional printed circuit boards that combines additive manufacturing with flexible substrates.

Zoox: Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Bespoke Robotaxi

Zoox has been testing autonomous technologies in California for a number of years. It is one of few to pursue a vision of a bespoke robotaxi vehicle. However, this gives extra complications around certification and homologation. IDTechEx spoke to Zoox at CES 2023 where these matters were discussed.

Thermal Interface Material — Thermal Live Summit

Thermal interface materials, liquid cooling, trend for IT liquid cooling standardization, quick disconnect coupling.

Antimicrobial Technology Market: Players

Innovation roadmap for the players in antimicrobial technology.

Upcoming Webinar on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

Wednesday 28 June - Where Metamaterials Meet Tele-Communications. What is a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), and why are they likely to be needed for high frequency telecommunications.; The different types of RIS (passive, semi-passive, active) and where they are likely to be deployed; Manufacturing processes and materials required for RIS production.

Excyton

Founded in 2019, Excyton is based in Durham, United Kingdom and delivers algorithmic and design solutions to current display technologies to reduce power consumption and improve colour gamut. These are used mostly in OLEDs but adaptable to microLEDs and QLEDs.

What Will Drive the Li-ion Battery Recycling Market?

Li-ion batteries dominate the electric vehicles (EV), consumer electronics and stationary energy storage markets. However, the sustainability of these batteries through their entire lifecycle must be managed, including at End-of-Life (EOL). IDTechEx's new report, "Li-ion Battery Recycling Market 2023-2043", finds that an estimated 23.8 million tonnes of lithium-ion batteries will be recycled in 2043.

Botree Cycling

Botree Cycling are a provider of Li-ion battery recycling equipment, to various recyclers in both China and the US. IDTechEx spoke with the company at The Battery Show Europe 2023.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has a series of materials with a focus of increasing thermal conductivity whilst maintaining electrical insulation performance.

Nanomakers

Nanomakers are a French manufacturer of nano silicon powders for semiconductor and Li-ion battery applications.

EP Tender: A Flexible Power Supply Solution With Many Applications

EP Tender is an early-stage start-up working on an energy ecosystem that can be deployed in many sectors, including as a range extension device in consumer EVs. EP Tender's solution combines IP in robotics, power electronics, interface design, and fleet management. It currently has small-scale deployments of its hardware and is in testing with a major OEM with the ambition of creating a scaled ecosystem.

Electric Mini Excavator: ICE Engine vs Electric Motor Size

Innovation roadmap for electric mini excavator engine and motor sizes.

Fraunhofer IAP

The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (Fraunhofer IAP) recently outlined its work on sintering of printed conductive structures by energy input using microwave irradiation in a webinar. The potential benefit is to enable sintering on thermally fragile substrates.

Celanese: High Energy Density Battery Concept

Celanese is primarily a materials company. At the SPE event, Plastics in Electric and Autonomous Vehicles 2023, Celanese presented a self-funded project to develop a high energy density battery pack concept that makes use of its materials.

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Materials and Key Players

Innovation roadmap for SOFC.

Where are the Nuclear Small Modular Reactor Projects?

Innovation roadmap for the map of nuclear SMR projects.

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Gas Separation Membranes

Thursday 22 June 2023 - Gas Separation Membranes: Decarbonization Driving New Market Opportunities. Overview of the technical advantages, history, and limitations of gas separation membranes; Technology appraisal of incumbent and emerging membrane materials; Market analysis of the emerging application areas including biogas upgrading, carbon capture, and the hydrogen infrastructure; For each market, a comparison against alternative separation techniques (e.g., PSA or cryogenic) and discussion on pain points and technical requirements; Independent outlook and technology roadmap for the commercial penetration of membranes in the fields of energy and decarbonization

The Cost of Energy for Nuclear Small Modular Reactors

Innovation roadmap for nuclear SMR energy cost.

Emerging Sensor Types for Embedded Vision

Anyone who has used a 'smart lens' app on their smartphone is familiar with machine vision. Rather than simply reproducing and storing a picture for later viewing, machine vision applies an image processing algorithm to obtain additional insight, such as locating edges or object identification.

Battolyser Systems

Battolyser Systems are a Dutch company developing a hybrid battery-electrolyzer system.