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Even though more than 70% of our planet's surface is covered with water, water scarcity, i.e., lack of access to clean drinking water, is widespread and remains on the rise: it is found in both growing and developed economies. Further, driven by declining freshwater resources and increasing water demand around the world, water utilities have begun ...

Surfactants and preservatives are key functional ingredients in personal care applications that have attracted significant attention from consumers and regulatory bodies in recent years. This is attributed to the challenges faced by the conventional surfactants and synthetic preservatives including adverse effects of these products on the consumers...

Insulation materials, either in fibrous, cellular or granular form, are adopted across industries such as building and construction, packaging, electronics, consumer goods, energy, manufacturing, oil & gas, aerospace and automotive. Apart from being a thermal barrier, the materials function as anticorrosion, anti-flame, enhance the durability and a...

The fragrance technology segment is at present in the cusp of change with the ever rising need for developing new fragrance molecules that can cater diverse consumer segments across the globe. The segment has been characterized by significant innovations in natural fragrance and renewable ingredient development over the past three years. Increasing...

This research service titled “Growth Opportunities for Self-healing Materials,” provides an understanding of different types of initiatives taken by researchers and stakeholders in the self-healing technology domain for developing high performance materials for a wide range of applications. Global and regional funding by key stakeholders and re...

30 Jun 2020  |  Global  |  Technology Research

Technology Breakthroughs Enabling Hydrogen Generation and Separation

Advances in Catalysts, Absorbents, and Membrane Technologies Aid in Developing High-performance, Cost-efficient Hydrogen Generation and Separation Processes

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Hydrogen is an earth abundant resource; however, the lightweight energy carrier atoms do not exist in its single form in the atmosphere. Hydrogen can be extracted from renewable sources such as water and natural biomass as well as non renewable sources such as fossil fuels through the thermochemical route, biological route and the electrolyte route...

Autonomous and robotics technology has been undergoing a major technological growth in the recent years. This novel technology is playing a crucial role in the transformation of many key industries such as automotive, aerospace, warehouse, and logistics. With the advent of Industry 4.0 and smart factories, all industries across the spectrum are ado...

Macro trends such as decarbonization, digitization, Industry 5.0, and energy efficiency are influencing the R&D of materials and transforming the demand for materials with high biodegradability rate, higher toughness, mechanical properties, and impact resistance. In addition to this, various other polymeric materials such as stimuli-responsive poly...

08 Jun 2020  |  Global  |  Technology Research

Growth Opportunities for Technical Ceramics

Material Developments Focused on Application Expansion Drive Growth Opportunities for Technical Ceramics

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Technical ceramics have been used significantly in numerous high-performance applications, in the industrial and automotive industries. Technical ceramics, specially oxides and silicates have gained immense popularity in the last few years due to benefits offered which include durability, and high tensile strength. Additionally, rising environmenta...