IDTechEx Research asks: why isn’t the aerogel industry booming?
Aerogels are a class of advanced porous materials with a huge amount of potential. However, despite being discovered back in the 1930s, this potential has never turned to a booming commercial reality.
Flexible barriers and encapsulations: is flexible glass the ultimate solution?
Glass is an excellent barrier. It offers processing temperatures as well as high dimensional stability. It is also smoother and more transparent thin plastic films. It is however, in its traditional form, rigid.
IDTechEx Show - connecting brands with emerging technologies
The IDTechEx Show! on 10-11 April in Berlin brings together eight key disruptive technologies and their customers at one venue.
New IDTechEx research focuses on tissue engineering
IDTechEx Research forecasts the market for tissue engineered products to exceed $4.8 billion by the year 2028 in a new report on the topic.
IDTechEx Research publishes Global Market Report on Self-Powering Smart Cities
IDTechEx Research has produced a global market forecast report covering producing electricity from city roads, windows, buildings, barriers, wind, water, BIPV and more.
Call for papers - Electric vehicles: Everything is changing 2019
IDTechEx is accepting applications to present at Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing on April 10 - 11, Berlin, Germany until 18th January.
Electric Vehicle Futures at the IDTechEx Show! Silicon Valley
Many new electric vehicles were on display at the IDTechEx Show! on November 14-15 in Santa Clara, but that was the tip of the iceberg.
The global RFID industry according to IDTechEx: an $11 billion market in 2018
IDTechEx Research has just released its latest RFID report titled "RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2018-2028" which provides one of the most thorough and comprehensive industry assessments yet.
OLED display market to reach $25.5bn in 2018
IDTechEx Research finds that in 2018 the OLED industry will be worth $25.5Bn, rising to $30.72Bn in 2019.
IDTechEx webinar focuses on 5G and low power wireless networks
5G and low power wireless networks are the subject of a free webinar to be presented by Raghu Das (CEO, IDTechEx) and Dr Lulu Jiang (Technology Analyst, IDTechEx) on Thursday 30 August.
Monsanto case reaffirms that robotics will shape the future of agrochemicals
A US court recently held Monsanto’s glyphosate responsible for causing cancer in a ground keeper, awarding $289M of damages. This is a critical verdict in that it demonstrates that glyphosate - as one of the most popular non-selective herbicides worldwide- is on shaky ground.
5G is coming: what to expect and why
5G is expected to finally bring the autonomous car, VR and internet of things to reality and make science fiction come true, says Dr Luyun Jiang, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx.
New report explores self-powering smart cities
The cost of renewable energies such as tidal and wave power in the open sea, wind and solar power have come down greatly in recent years but they are rarely considered viable for base power, largely because of the energy storage needed, says Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx.
Help your technology maintain its competitive advantage
An IDTechEx Patent Analytics Report is a data-driven interpretation of the existing patents in a technology domain in the context of the commercial environment, providing competitive analysis and assessment of the entire value chain.
Miniaturised gas sensors open new markets, finds new IDTechEx Research report
A new research report from IDTechEx forecasts the market for environmental gas sensors from 2018 to 2028.
Events offer insight into energy storage, electric vehicles and off grid
Next month, IDTechEx analysts host a series of six half-day forums in Cambridge to provide critical business intelligence on the topics of Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles and Off Grid. Register today to save 10%.
IDTechEx research report explores connected sensors for the prevention of chronic ulcers
As advancements in connectivity and miniaturization of electronics are made, smart sensors are beginning to find traction within the wound care pathway. IDTechEx Research has published a report titled Advanced Wound Care Technologies 2018–2028.
Conference explores 'Off Grid' breakthroughs and challenges
The IDTechEx conference “Off Grid Energy Independence” (Berlin, April 11-12) will be unique in focusing exclusively on zero emission off grid and fringe-of-grid advances, challenges and prospects globally.
New focus at green technology event: ‘Off Grid Energy Independence’
The ‘IDTechEx Show!’ serves its 2500 delegates with a unique combination of closely related topics from sensors, flexible electronics, bioelectronics and Internet of Things to energy storage and electric vehicles. As usual, this year’s event in Berlin (April 11-12) has important adjustments to reflect important new trends.
Toxins return in electronics and electrics: escape routes
There is a flood of new electronic and electrical devices reintroducing toxins very similar to those in tobacco smoke, diesel fumes, asbestos and other killers, writes Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx.
Advances in biosensor technology could limit the spread of HIV
Around 1.8 million people acquire HIV each year, with the World Health Organisation estimating that one in five people living with HIV do not realise they are infected. Therefore, strategies for faster and earlier diagnosis are as important as ever to limit the spread of HIV.
Emerging conductive inks and pastes markets will grow to represent a $580m market opportunity
The new report by IDTechEx Research, Conductive Ink Markets 2018-2028: Forecasts, Technologies, Players, provides the most comprehensive and authoritative view of the conductive inks and paste market, giving detailed ten-year market forecasts segmented by application and material type.
Desalination orders flood in
For much of the past decade, there has been oversupply of desalination plants but that is less true today. Business is picking up globally, first with a wave of large plants in the main, says a new report from IDTechEx.
Agricultural robots and drones to become a $45bn industry by 2038
Robotic technology is quietly transforming the world of agriculture. IDTechEx describes how this market will plausibly grow to become a $45bn industry by 2028, demonstrating how diverse this emerging industry is in terms of forms, functions and fortunes.