Chemicals and Materials

Chromic materials are gaining significant traction globally owing to the increasing demand for a broad spectrum of applications such as textile, healthcare, automotive, aerospace and defense , food and beverages, and electronics. These materials take up change in external stimulus such as light, temperature, electric field and magnetic field to de...

Nanoencapsulation embeds nanoparticles of solid, liquid, or gas, which are known as actives into a secondary shell material. The shell and core, also known as a nanoencapsulated system, is targeted to be delivered at a specific region to offer controlled release of the active in achieving specific end applications. Nanoencapsulation has been consid...

This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine showcases innovations pertaining to self-healing coatings, hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings, anti-microbial coatings, and diamond-like coatings. The Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine provides intelligence on technologies, products, processe...

This issue of High-Tech Materials Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) showcases growth opportunities in pervoskite materials, liquid metals, and superhydrophobic materials. The High-Tech Materials TOE provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on various materials across industries. Some mater...

This issue of the Nanotechnology Opportunity Engine highlights innovations focused on various nanomaterials intended for the building and construction industry. It also captures innovations related to nanobubbles and nanophotonic crystals. The issue also highlights growth opportunities for the nanomaterials profiled. The Nanotechnology Opportunity...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) features information on the use of unique carbon dioxide capture technology to reduce emissions in the construction industry, utilization of cost-effective distillation and pyrolysis technologies for plastics and end-of-life tire management. The TOE also features infor...

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...