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AOS Thermal Compounds — Silicone-Free Thermal Interface Materials

AOS Thermal Compounds is an American company. IDTechEx talked with John Dunne, General Manager of AOS Thermal Compounds, in 2024. AOS Thermal Compounds introduced its silicone-free TIMs and a few flagship products.

Sono Motors

Sono Motors is a German company that develops and integrates photovoltaic bodywork into various vehicle segments, to provide additional power generation. Sono Motors had attempted to produce a solar-powered car, the Sion, but shut the project down in February 2023 due to funding challenges. IDTechEx spoke with Sono Motors at BUS2BUS to learn more about its pivot into solar bodywork.

Examining the Sustainable Plastics Landscape at NPE 2024

The global plastics industry converged in Orlando, Florida, in the first week of May for NPE 2024, the first edition of the largest plastics trade show in the Americas in six years. With over 50,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibitors, many sectors and types of companies were represented, from plastic resin manufacturers to injection molding equipment suppliers to plastics distributors and much more.

Ensurge Micropower ASA

Ensurge Micropower ASA is a Norwegian startup with facilities in San Jose, California. It produces solid-state lithium microbatteries for use in IoT, wearables and healthcare. IDTechEx interviewed CEO Lars Eikland.

Join Our Upcoming Webinar on Photonic Integrated Circuits

Thursday 30 May 2024 - Photonic Integrated Circuits: Materials, Forecasts, and How AI Accelerator Demand Is Affecting the PIC Market - What is a photonic integrated circuit? What are current and future applications for PICs? An insight into IDTechEx's Total PIC Market Forecasts; How AI accelerator demand is affecting the PIC Transceivers market; The roadmap for the future of Datacom Transceivers; PIC Material Benchmarks and Forecasts

Why Electric CAM Machines Need Diverse Battery Options

Construction, agriculture, and mining (CAM) machine OEMs have recently started their electrification journey. Over the next 10 years, IDTechEx predicts strong growth in this market, driven by the falling price of batteries and the total cost of ownership benefits that electric machines provide. As such, a new battery market will be created, one that IDTechEx's new "Battery Markets in Construction, Agriculture & Mining Machines 2024-2034" report finds will grow to a value of US$7.8 billion at a 10-year CAGR of 27.1% and with an annual demand of more than 50GWh in 2034.

Citrine Informatics

Citrine Informatics provides a materials/chemicals informatics platform which is deployed to customers as a cloud service. The company believes it leads on training on small datasets. Citrine has recently broadened its offering to appeal to more organizations and integrated powerful large language model-based features into its platform.

OXCCU

OXCCU (OxCCU Tech Ltd) is a UK-based start-up, spun out from the University of Oxford. The company has developed a proprietary catalyst able to convert captured CO₂ and hydrogen into hydrocarbons in the jet fuel range. IDTechEx spoke to OXCCU at Innovation Zero 2024 in London, UK.

HyProMag Ltd

HyProMag are a spin-out from the University of Birmingham, founded in 2018 and commercializing short-loop NdFeB magnet recycling. HyProMag use patented hydrogen-processing technology to separate valuable rare-earth alloys as powders from waste material, which they subsequently reprocess to form new NdFeB magnets. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Robert Arnold, Director of HyProMag, at the Materials Research Exchange 2024 conference in London, UK.

PIC International Conference 2024: Nvidia, AI, and Optical Networking

IDTechEx attended PIC International Conference 2024. This premium article provides some key takeaways from the event.

Photonic Integrated Circuits Market to Be Worth Over US$20B by 2034

The Silicon Photonics and PICs market is experiencing robust growth, driven by the surge in AI and datacom transceiver demand. Key players in the industry, such as Intel, Coherent, and Infinera, are actively using PICs within their transceivers.

Mixed Messages on MaaS Market Readiness

Over the last three to four years, the driverless robotaxi industry has begun to flourish. Driverless services are coming online in multiple cities across the US and China. IDTechEx's recent report, "Future Automotive Technologies 2024-2034: Applications, Megatrends, Forecasts", predicts that the driverless robotaxi industry will be generating over US$470 billion annually through services in 2034.

IDTechEx Release New Global Battery Market Report for CAM Machines

IDTechEx, a trusted provider of independent market intelligence, announces the availability of a new market report, "Battery Markets in Construction, Agriculture & Mining Machines 2024-2034". The report forecasts battery demand for off-highway industries will be worth nearly US$8 billion in 2034.

SAINT-GOBAIN-HKO

SAINT-GOBAIN-HKO has typically focussed on construction and industrial markets for various fiberglass and fiber solutions. IDTechEx spoke to a representative from SAINT-GOBAIN-HKO as it has branched out from industrial applications and is developing materials for electric vehicle battery fire protection.

EACON

EACON is a Chinese autonomous haulage solutions (AHS) company providing autonomous technology to mining dump trucks.

Optical & Radio Frequency Metamaterials 2024-2034

Forecasts from the IDTechEx Research report "Optical & Radio Frequency Metamaterials 2024-2034: Markets, Players, Technologies"