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Sulfur is an abundantly available chemical element that is often derived as a byproduct from desulphurization activities in chemical industries and petroleum refineries. Elemental sulfur has conventionally been used for the production of hydrosulfuric acid and fertilizers. The shift towards a circular economy where byproducts are to be used in recy...

Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques have become more popular in the recent times due to its ability to enable low cost objects, leading to saving considerable amount of time, labor, and material. The advent of large-scale additive manufacturing techniques, has further led to the development of more advanced technologies such as big area additive...

With the global focus on optimizing commuters’ safety, there is high demand for technologies providing 360-degree view of surrounding vehicles to reduce accidents. An autonomous vehicle is poised to witness adoption of breakthrough sensing solutions such as solid-state LiDARs for depth sensing and Blockchain for data security. Autonomous vehicl...

Encapsulation is used to preserve/protect various substances within another material at microscale sizes (microencapsulation) and at nanoscale sizes (nanoencapsulation). The material encapsulated is referred to as the ‘core’ whereas the encapsulates is referred to as the ‘shell’. The core material for different nanocapsules differs in size,...

The latter half of the twentieth century recorded a rapid rise in globalization, with countries opening up their economies to foreign investments and capital moving rapidly across borders as the barriers were removed. Eventually, investments started pouring into countries with a high gross domestic product (GDP), with their promising GDP growth hel...

This month's Oil and Gas TOE profiles latest innovations in metal oxide coatings for filters, a drilling technology, and automatization of pipe tripping and simulation of drilling muds behavior. The TOE also discusses a high-resolution technology for improving reserve estimations, a water injection and drill bit technology, and environment-friendly...

This Microelectronics TOE profiles a novel display technology for augmented reality (AR) applications, gallium nitride (GaN)-based transistors for power conversion systems, an algorithm that turns blood analyzers into malaria screens, eliminating photodiodes’ amplification, and low latency wireless earbuds that consume low power. This Microelec...

This edition of the Inside R&D TOE depicts the current landscape and the new trends associated with quantum computing and 3D printing for electronic circuitry. It also focuses on innovations in underwater robots and artificial intelligence. Inside R&D TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) covers global innovations that are in research and developmen...