

Advanced Materials World
Mar 23, 2023

The "Hidden" Opportunity in Low-loss Materials for 5G
When thinking of the applications of low-loss materials in 5G devices, the first that comes to mind for most is 5G smartphones. After all, low-loss materials are integral in enabling advanced 5G antennas-in-packages (AiP) for smartphones, and high-profile smartphone manufacturers like Apple have gone back and forth about which low-loss material they chose for their 5G antennas in their flagship phones like the iPhone.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 22, 2023

Thermal Interface Materials Breaking Status Quo as EV Batteries Evolve
Thermal Interface Material (TIM) plays an important role in power electronics, computing processors, sensors, and energy storage devices. TIMs are the materials used to fill the void between heat sources and heat sinks to enhance heat transfer.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 21, 2023

Metamaterial Lenses Target Consumer Electronics
Refractive lenses are an 800-year-old technology that has stood the test of time. Glasses, cameras, and microscopy are all applications that rely on lenses to redirect light by varying the optical path through a curved piece of glass or plastic. However, the underlying architecture of lenses may be about to change.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 10, 2023

Embedding Electronic Functionality: Is It Worthwhile?
Integrating multiple functionalities within a single entity promises simpler, more efficient devices without compromising capability. Smartphones are a great example, with maps, diaries, phones, cameras, games consoles, and more integrated into a single, compact device.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 9, 2023

8-Billion Dollar Market Opportunity Enabled by Solid-State Batteries
Solid-state battery, one of the most promising next-generation battery technologies, has the potential to reshuffle the global battery supply chain, and a US$8 billion-market-size opportunity is potentially waiting for solid-state batteries, according to IDTechEX's report "Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2023-2033: Technology, Forecasts, Players".
Advanced Materials World
Mar 7, 2023

How Can Tesla Shift Away from Rare Earths?
At Tesla's Investor Day in March 2023, it announced that its next generation of electric motors would contain no rare earth materials. Given Tesla's huge presence in the EV (electric vehicle) market, this could prove a significant transition for the design and sustainability of electric motors.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 2, 2023

Major News in the Progression of Graphene Batteries
Using graphene to improve the performance of energy storage devices has been a key focus ever since the 2D material was isolated. As soon as the first commercial graphene manufacturers were established, there has been a steady stream of announcements related to batteries, but perhaps none are as significant as the 2023 news of Evonik entering the field with their investment in SuperC.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 22, 2023

In-Mold Electronics: The Future of Smart Surfaces?
Surfaces, be they in kitchen appliances, automotive interiors, medical devices, or even furniture, are becoming increasingly smart. Embedded lighting, touch sensitivity, heating, and even haptic feedback enables inanimate and often neglected surfaces into a design feature with seamlessly integrated user controls. But what is the best way to manufacture these smart surfaces?
Advanced Materials World
Feb 22, 2023

Webinar: The Key Factors to the Successful Commercialization of SSB
Thursday 2 March 2023 - Key takeaways from the webinar: Solid-state battery landscape; Solid-state battery development; Controversial opinions on solid-state batteries and corresponding analysis; Important factors for solid-state battery commercialization; Targeting market
Advanced Materials World
Feb 17, 2023

Low-Loss Materials for 6G: Current Status and Future Direction
The next generation of telecoms technologies, 5G, is not fully deployed yet; in fact, the exciting high-frequency bands of mmWave 5G are not set to take off for another several years, according to IDTechEx forecasts.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 16, 2023

What Cell-To-Pack Means for EV Fire Protection
Despite component shortages and rising material prices, Electric vehicles (EVs) have continued their strong growth throughout 2022, with sales looking to be increased by over 60% compared with the previous year. One factor that is difficult to overlook is vehicle fire safety. In addition to the major automotive recalls seen in 2020 and 2021 for GM, Hyundai, Ford, and others, 2022 also highlighted issues in other vehicle segments.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 9, 2023

Nine Startups Innovating Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Essential to understanding the evolution of the polymer 3D printing industry is exploring the change from low-cost printing technologies and materials to the slow growth and adoption of innovative polymer printing technologies and materials, from viscous thermosets to carbon fiber composites to foams.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 8, 2023

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on In-Mold Electronics
Thursday 23 February 2023 - Opportunities for Integrated Functionality.
In this webinar Dr Matthew Dyson, a Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, will discuss the following topics:
- The status of IME and competing approaches for creating functional and decorative interfaces across multiple application sectors.
- The challenges and benefits associated with functionality integration, and how the value proposition of IME is likely to grow over time.
- IME specific material requirements, especially for conductive inks.
- A roadmap for IME adoption, segmented by industry.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 6, 2023

Hypes and Hopes of Solid-State Batteries
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market has driven the development, manufacture and sales of batteries, especially lithium-ion batteries, which are dominating the battery industry for a decade.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 3, 2023

Beyond Ionomers: Regulation Drives Demand for New Fuel Cell Membranes
Membrane materials are of fundamental importance for fuel cells. So significant, in fact, that they typically give their name to the fuel cell, as is the case for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells, with IDTechEx forecasting the market for ion-exchange membranes in PEM fuel cells to be worth over USD$1.1 billion by 2033.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 2, 2023

Making Sustainable Electronics Tangible
Enhancing 'sustainability' is a widely held aspiration within the electronics industry - realizing this transition is considerably more difficult. To this day, toxic chemicals, material waste, and energy-intensive processing are commonplace.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 2, 2023

Webinar - Additive Electronics Manufacturing: Innovations & Prospects
Friday 10 February 2023 - Status and prospects of competing analogue and digital manufacturing methods for printed electronics; Technical discussion of emerging digital manufacturing methodologies; Evaluation of the benefits and challenges of adopting high throughput R2R manufacturing; and Innovations in component placement and attachment that will facilitate manufacturing of FHE.
Advanced Materials World
Jan 31, 2023

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Opportunities for Photonic Chips
Wednesday 8 February 2023 - Technological Developments and Applications. Contents that will be covered in this webinar include: An overview of PIC technology; Drivers of increased data demands from data centres; PIC trends in the communications industry; and PIC adoption in other markets
Advanced Materials World
Jan 25, 2023

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Quantum Computers
Quantum Computers: What Are They and When Will They Create Commercial Value? In the last decade, the number of companies actively developing quantum computer hardware has quadrupled. In 2022 multiple funding rounds surpassing US$100 million have been closed, and the transition from lab-based toys to commercial products has begun.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 23, 2023

The "Hidden" Opportunity in Low-loss Materials for 5G
When thinking of the applications of low-loss materials in 5G devices, the first that comes to mind for most is 5G smartphones. After all, low-loss materials are integral in enabling advanced 5G antennas-in-packages (AiP) for smartphones, and high-profile smartphone manufacturers like Apple have gone back and forth about which low-loss material they chose for their 5G antennas in their flagship phones like the iPhone.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 21, 2023

Metamaterial Lenses Target Consumer Electronics
Refractive lenses are an 800-year-old technology that has stood the test of time. Glasses, cameras, and microscopy are all applications that rely on lenses to redirect light by varying the optical path through a curved piece of glass or plastic. However, the underlying architecture of lenses may be about to change.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 9, 2023

8-Billion Dollar Market Opportunity Enabled by Solid-State Batteries
Solid-state battery, one of the most promising next-generation battery technologies, has the potential to reshuffle the global battery supply chain, and a US$8 billion-market-size opportunity is potentially waiting for solid-state batteries, according to IDTechEX's report "Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2023-2033: Technology, Forecasts, Players".
Advanced Materials World
Mar 2, 2023

Major News in the Progression of Graphene Batteries
Using graphene to improve the performance of energy storage devices has been a key focus ever since the 2D material was isolated. As soon as the first commercial graphene manufacturers were established, there has been a steady stream of announcements related to batteries, but perhaps none are as significant as the 2023 news of Evonik entering the field with their investment in SuperC.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 22, 2023

Webinar: The Key Factors to the Successful Commercialization of SSB
Thursday 2 March 2023 - Key takeaways from the webinar: Solid-state battery landscape; Solid-state battery development; Controversial opinions on solid-state batteries and corresponding analysis; Important factors for solid-state battery commercialization; Targeting market
Advanced Materials World
Feb 16, 2023

What Cell-To-Pack Means for EV Fire Protection
Despite component shortages and rising material prices, Electric vehicles (EVs) have continued their strong growth throughout 2022, with sales looking to be increased by over 60% compared with the previous year. One factor that is difficult to overlook is vehicle fire safety. In addition to the major automotive recalls seen in 2020 and 2021 for GM, Hyundai, Ford, and others, 2022 also highlighted issues in other vehicle segments.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 8, 2023

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on In-Mold Electronics
Thursday 23 February 2023 - Opportunities for Integrated Functionality.
In this webinar Dr Matthew Dyson, a Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, will discuss the following topics:
- The status of IME and competing approaches for creating functional and decorative interfaces across multiple application sectors.
- The challenges and benefits associated with functionality integration, and how the value proposition of IME is likely to grow over time.
- IME specific material requirements, especially for conductive inks.
- A roadmap for IME adoption, segmented by industry.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 3, 2023

Beyond Ionomers: Regulation Drives Demand for New Fuel Cell Membranes
Membrane materials are of fundamental importance for fuel cells. So significant, in fact, that they typically give their name to the fuel cell, as is the case for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells, with IDTechEx forecasting the market for ion-exchange membranes in PEM fuel cells to be worth over USD$1.1 billion by 2033.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 2, 2023

Webinar - Additive Electronics Manufacturing: Innovations & Prospects
Friday 10 February 2023 - Status and prospects of competing analogue and digital manufacturing methods for printed electronics; Technical discussion of emerging digital manufacturing methodologies; Evaluation of the benefits and challenges of adopting high throughput R2R manufacturing; and Innovations in component placement and attachment that will facilitate manufacturing of FHE.
Advanced Materials World
Jan 25, 2023

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Quantum Computers
Quantum Computers: What Are They and When Will They Create Commercial Value? In the last decade, the number of companies actively developing quantum computer hardware has quadrupled. In 2022 multiple funding rounds surpassing US$100 million have been closed, and the transition from lab-based toys to commercial products has begun.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 22, 2023

Thermal Interface Materials Breaking Status Quo as EV Batteries Evolve
Thermal Interface Material (TIM) plays an important role in power electronics, computing processors, sensors, and energy storage devices. TIMs are the materials used to fill the void between heat sources and heat sinks to enhance heat transfer.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 10, 2023

Embedding Electronic Functionality: Is It Worthwhile?
Integrating multiple functionalities within a single entity promises simpler, more efficient devices without compromising capability. Smartphones are a great example, with maps, diaries, phones, cameras, games consoles, and more integrated into a single, compact device.
Advanced Materials World
Mar 7, 2023

How Can Tesla Shift Away from Rare Earths?
At Tesla's Investor Day in March 2023, it announced that its next generation of electric motors would contain no rare earth materials. Given Tesla's huge presence in the EV (electric vehicle) market, this could prove a significant transition for the design and sustainability of electric motors.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 22, 2023

In-Mold Electronics: The Future of Smart Surfaces?
Surfaces, be they in kitchen appliances, automotive interiors, medical devices, or even furniture, are becoming increasingly smart. Embedded lighting, touch sensitivity, heating, and even haptic feedback enables inanimate and often neglected surfaces into a design feature with seamlessly integrated user controls. But what is the best way to manufacture these smart surfaces?
Advanced Materials World
Feb 17, 2023

Low-Loss Materials for 6G: Current Status and Future Direction
The next generation of telecoms technologies, 5G, is not fully deployed yet; in fact, the exciting high-frequency bands of mmWave 5G are not set to take off for another several years, according to IDTechEx forecasts.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 9, 2023

Nine Startups Innovating Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Essential to understanding the evolution of the polymer 3D printing industry is exploring the change from low-cost printing technologies and materials to the slow growth and adoption of innovative polymer printing technologies and materials, from viscous thermosets to carbon fiber composites to foams.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 6, 2023

Hypes and Hopes of Solid-State Batteries
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market has driven the development, manufacture and sales of batteries, especially lithium-ion batteries, which are dominating the battery industry for a decade.
Advanced Materials World
Feb 2, 2023

Making Sustainable Electronics Tangible
Enhancing 'sustainability' is a widely held aspiration within the electronics industry - realizing this transition is considerably more difficult. To this day, toxic chemicals, material waste, and energy-intensive processing are commonplace.
Advanced Materials World
Jan 31, 2023

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Opportunities for Photonic Chips
Wednesday 8 February 2023 - Technological Developments and Applications. Contents that will be covered in this webinar include: An overview of PIC technology; Drivers of increased data demands from data centres; PIC trends in the communications industry; and PIC adoption in other markets