Research Articles

Angesichts der noch immer wütenden Pandemie, der Unterbrechung der Lieferketten, der Chip-Knappheit, der Klimakatastrophen und der geopolitischen Turbulenzen kann man mit Sicherheit sagen, dass das Jahr 2021 nicht reibungslos verlaufen ist. Der Werkstoff- und Chemiesektor, der das Rückgrat jeder Industrie bildet, steht aufgrund all dieser Herausforderungen weiterhin unter Druck. In diesem Artikel hebt IDTechEx die wichtigsten Nachrichten aus ihrer unabhängigen Perspektive auf diese wichtige Branche hervor.

IDTechEx beschäftigt sich seit zehn Jahren mit dieser Branche und hat eine umfangreiche Datenbank mit historischen und aktuellen Marktdaten aufgebaut. In diesem Artikel wird IDTechEx etwas tun, was für ein Marktforschungsunternehmen relativ ungewöhnlich ist: alte Prognosen öffentlich mit dem vergleichen, was tatsächlich passiert ist.

In the past, the lack of end-of-life batteries meant that the Li-ion (lithium-ion) recycling market had little opportunity to prosper but the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is changing this.

Wednesday 1 December 2021 - A market update on electric vehicles; Technology trends to watch out for in electric vehicle powertrains (electric motors, power electronics, cell-to-pack); The levelling up of autonomous vehicles; Opportunities for fuel cell electric vehicles.

5G ist als wichtige Infrastruktur sowohl für Industrie- als auch für Entwicklungsländer anerkannt. Bis Ende 2021 werden 79 Länder 5G entweder kommerzialisiert haben oder 5G-Versuche durchführen. Obwohl 5G bereits kommerzialisiert ist, gibt es noch viele technische Entwicklungen. In diesem Artikel erörtert IDTechEx die 4 wichtigsten Bereiche der Entwicklung/Trends.

Are you fed up with Zoom? Do you want online interactions to feel more... interactive? The metaverse promises a step-change in how society communicates but, without the hardware technology, will ultimately remain a pipe dream.

The massive new challenges of desertification, rising sea levels, starvation, increasingly violent weather, dysfunctional national governments and the accelerating move to cities can be tackled on a human scale.

Energy storage technologies are undergoing a challenging transformation, vital in an emerging climate that increasingly necessitates renewable energies and recyclable hardware. Covering a wide portfolio of energy storage technologies, their history, and their outlook for the future, IDTechEx looks at how the energy storage sector has fared over the past year, and where it is headed for the next.

Despite the roaring success of EVs, adequate charging infrastructure is lagging behind. It is a classic chicken-versus-egg scenario: do public charging stations help drive EV adoption, or does greater EV adoption demand a more comprehensive public charging infrastructure?

2021 has been an exciting year for printed electronics, with multiple applications reaching commercial adoption and significant funds flowing into the sector. Even where technologies are not yet commercialized, companies are increasingly transitioning from developing their technology and producing speculative demonstration prototypes to development and qualification projects for specific customers.

Climate change is one of humanity's most pressing challenges. In an effort to accelerate global action in limiting temperature rises, international lawmakers, business leaders, scientists, and activists convened in Glasgow (U.K.) for the past two weeks in the UN's Climate Change Conference (COP26). In this article, IDTechEx examines three crucial technologies in the fight against climate change that saw advancements (or not) during this COP's proceedings.

Thursday 18 November 2021 - Can Technology Innovation Awaken a Sleeping Giant? This webinar includes a summary of the key issues facing global agriculture; emerging applications of agricultural robotics; an overview of some of the key developments in the field; and much more.