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This issue of Nanotech TOE covers recent innovations in nanomaterials for energy storage applications including a novel coating for carbon batteries, improved aluminium-ion batteries, hybrid zinc-oxide nanomaterials, and ultralight silver-wire based aerogel with high electrical conductivity.

The Nanotech TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on nanotechnology-related innovations and their impact across various industries. Technology focus areas include nanomaterials, nanocoatings, nanohealthcare, nanomedicine, and nanomanufacturing.

The Chemicals and Advanced Materials cluster tracks research and innovation trends and developments across specialty chemicals, plastics, polymers, chemicals, bio-chemicals, metals, coatings, thinfilms, surface treatments, composites, alloys, oil and gas, fuel additives, fibers, and several other related technologies and its impact and application across industries.

Keywords: Metal foams, silver nanowires, aerogel, ultralight, conductive, energy storage, post Li-ion batteries, nanocoatings, hybrid nanomaterials, surface modification, carbon batteries, aluminum-ion batteries, graphene