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Introducing sustainability goals to long standing, established industries can be difficult. However, global environmental awareness and ramped up regulations are proving to help make changes across major sectors, with the creation of bioproducts and reduced emission processes. This article covers bioplastics, biomanufacturing, and biofuels.

From nuclear reactors to photovoltaics, clean energy is as hot a topic as any, with numerous players striving for scalability across the sector to lessen reliance on fossil fuels. This article covers some of the technologies involved with generating clean energy.

Join IDTechEx Principal Technology Analyst Dr Conor O'Brien on Thursday 18 June for the expert-led webinar, "The Silver Squeeze: How Rising Costs Are Reshaping the Conductive Inks Market". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.

Bioplastics manufacturers are rapidly scaling up production worldwide. A number of major bioplastics capacity expansions have recently been announced, driven by volatile petrochemical prices and legislative bans on fossil-based single-use plastics. In this article, IDTechEx explores the key drivers of the bioplastic industry's ongoing growth.

From lymphatic drainage tools to insulin pumps, the latest medical and wearable devices were showcased at the Med Tech Expo 2026, where IDTechEx spoke with multiple companies making waves across the sector with their latest innovations.

Join IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Felix Wei on Thursday 11 June for the expert-led webinar, "Emerging Materials Redefining the Hip and Knee Replacement Market". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.

The humanoid robotics industry is transitioning from prototype development and demonstrations toward structured pilot deployments and early commercial adoption. Materials such as metal alloys, rare-earth permanent magnets, engineering plastics and composites underpin the critical components of humanoid robots, as found in the new IDTechEx market report "Materials for Humanoid Robots 2026-2036: Technologies, Players, Forecasts".

The conductive ink market relies heavily on silver as the conductive element of the ink. With sharply increasing silver prices, alternative inks are coming to the market including low-silver, copper and carbon inks.

Printed and flexible electronics is a diverse sector, accommodating a variety of technologies and applications from flexible batteries and conductive inks to photovoltaics. This article covers wearables, consumer electronics, and energy.

Hip and knee replacement is the largest market segment in orthopedic implants. This article discusses the key determinants of the market value, including demographics (aging population) and pricing. The global market for hip and knee replacement implants will approach US$34 billion by 2036.