Material Longevity and Intrinsic Healing with Self-Healing Materials: Extending the lifespan of goods and enhancing safety by limiting the potential for failure of materials prove self-healing materials to be a revolutionary technology. This article… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

IonQ Acquires Oxford Ionics in a Billion-Dollar Deal for Quantum: IDTechEx explores the impact of the US$1 billion acquisition in the quantum computing industry, where two major computing companies, IonQ and Oxford Ionics, have recently signed a deal. idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Insulating and Lightweighting EV Batteries with Aerogels: Aerogels sit in a crossover between cell-level protection materials, and pack-level protection materials. This article explores how aerogels can perform excellently as both insulators and fire… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Hydrogen and Energy Storage to Drive Ion Exchange Membrane Demand: Ion exchange membranes are emerging as critical materials in the transition to green energy. Emerging applications in hydrogen fuel cells, water electrolyzers, and redox flow batteries… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Humanoid Robots to Have a 14-Fold Market Expansion in 5 Years: The article highlights the rapid growth of the humanoid robot market through 2035, emphasizing a projected $10 billion opportunity in sensory components, especially tactile sensors, LiDAR,… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

First Walls and Breeder Blankets: Materials for Fusion: In this article, IDTechEx analyzes two of the specialized materials needed in a fusion reactor: the plasma facing material and the breeder blanket. Their requirements, the critical raw materials… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Decarbonization and Energy Security: Rise of Gas Separation Membranes: Key applications, both mature and emerging, for gas separation membranes include biogas upgrading, natural gas processing, carbon capture, and hydrogen separation. As gas separation… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Curbing Congestion and Nimble Deliveries - IDTechEx Covers Micro EVs: Over 1 in 4 micro vehicles sold in 2023 were electric; quick growth that has not yet been matched by other segments including electric vans and passenger cars. This article covers the… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Biobased Feedstocks and Circularity: With plastic production having grown to 502 million tonnes in 2024, while being expected to continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 2.6%, the need for a sustainable intervention is evident. This article… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Billion Dollar Carbon Nanotube Market Continues to Grow: Following decades of hype and false dawns, nanocarbons are now beginning to see substantial market adoption and growth. This article delves into the continued growth of the carbon nanotube market,… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Addressing Tariff Pressures and Labor Costs with Cobots: Faced with rising raw material costs from tariffs, labor shortages, and increasing operational pressures, the automotive and material-handling industries are turning to collaborative robots… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

New Webinar: The Growing Role of Gas Sensors in Battery Pack Systems: Webinar: The Growing Role of Gas Sensors in Battery Pack Systems Date: Thursday 10 July Presenter: Daniel Parr, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Insulating and Lightweighting EV Batteries with Aerogels: Aerogels sit in a crossover between cell-level protection materials, and pack-level protection materials. This article explores how aerogels can perform excellently as both insulators and fire… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Aerobraking and Ablation - Thermal Management for Spacecrafts: The commercial space industry has taken off in recent years with a surge in launches and exponential growth, creating a need for increased thermal protection systems. This article explores… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Automated Accessibility for Streamlined Living: Smart glasses could create real life subtitles for clearer interactions, while helmets for firefighters or policemen with sensing technology could make high-risk jobs safer. This article explores a future… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Decarbonizing Chemical Manufacturing with Next-Generation Feedstocks: Next generation feedstocks are aimed at providing a solution to the challenge of embedded carbon emissions stemming from conventional chemical manufacturing. This article explores the… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Carbon Credits Explained - Biochar, DAC, and BECCS: Carbon dioxide removal has an important role to play in climate strategies for businesses and governments alike. This new IDTechEx article explores three key carbon dioxide removal technologies. idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Detecting Drowsy Drivers - IDTechEx Explores In-Cabin Sensing: The two main systems that make up a vehicle's in-cabin sensing are the driver monitoring system (DMS) and occupant monitoring system (OMS). IDTechEx explores their differences and the… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Costs, Chemistries, and Demand of Critical Battery Materials: Different battery chemistries all have their own unique cost profiles and electrochemical performances, including energy densities and cycle lives. This article explores materials for… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…

Strategic Silicon: Geopolitics Is Redirecting Semiconductor Investment: At IDTechEx, we closely track the global semiconductor and computing landscape, spanning advanced silicon nodes, HPC (High Performance Computing) hardware, AI, advanced semiconductor… idtechex.com/en/research-ar…