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The announcement of the relaunch of Glass EE brings Google back into the game it kick started – for all intents and purposes – back in 2013, and this time the augmented reality (AR) headset finds itself in a battle of the (enterprise) niches. Dr Harry Zervos, principal analyst at IDTechEx, discusses the latest developments.

It is easy to look at an industry like composites and quickly dismiss it as slow-moving and of no real interest to you or your company, but the chances are you would be wrong, says Dr Richard Collins, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx.

The 21st-century commercialisation of the aerogel industry has been extensively discussed, but despite the excitement and huge potential, it is still a long way from plain sailing for the manufacturers, says Dr Richard Collins, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx.

An often overlooked fact about the conductive industry is that it has seen significant innovation over the past decade. Indeed, the industry has a long history of developing new materials and formulations in response to changing market needs and new applications.

A new IDTechEx report, Electrically Active Smart Glass and Windows 2018-2028, observes that electrically active see-through glass is an idea whose time has come, writes Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx Chairman.

IDTechEx, which has been closely following the graphene industry over the past five years, publishes the results of its continuous research in a new report: Graphene, 2D Materials and Carbon Nanotubes: Markets, Technologies and Opportunities 2017-2027.

2016 was the year of Li-ion batteries’ silver jubilee, a coming of age that has not been hassle-free, as Samsung’s Firegate showed. This year might mark the first significant switch to new materials in the electrolyte compartment, with both large and small companies trying to bring inorganic and polymer electrolytes to commercial fruition.

The electronic industry is in the midst of a major paradigm shift: novel form factors are emerging, ranging from the introduction of limited stretchability, through to ultra-elastic and conformable electronics. This transfiguration has been in the making for more than a decade now, but it is only now that it is beginning to make a substantial commercial impact.

The unique commercially oriented report Wireless Charging 2017-2027: Phones, Cars etc. from IdTechEx is packed with detailed market and technical analysis with many new infograms, conference slides, roadmaps and ten year forecasts 2017-2027.