• NEW
    R&D Strategic Technology Outlook
    July 31, 2026

    This report examines optically encoded systems as enabling infrastructure for discovery science workflows across chemicals and materials Research and Development (R&D). It explains how optical encoding makes candidate libraries identifiable at scale and turns materials discovery…
  • NEW
    Blog
    July 29, 2026

    National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, July 8-9, 2026  Few materials events put the entire value chain in one place as effectively as this one. Over two days at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the Advanced Materials Show ran alongside the Advanced Ceramics Show, Battery Cells and Systems Expo,…
  • Blog
    July 08, 2026

    The second edition of Textiles Recycling Expo Europe, held at Brussels Expo on June 24-25, 2026, set a clear direction for the industry conversation. The 2025 launch had asked whether textile circularity was worth pursuing. The 2026 program assumed the answer…
  • Future Fabrics Expo presented more than 10,000 certified and lower-impact materials from around 150 exhibitors across 3,300 square meters at Brussels Expo on June 24-25, 2026. The Sustainable Angle moved its sourcing platform from London to sit alongside the Textiles Recycling Expo, placing…
  • Blog
    July 08, 2026

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having its moment. After years of cautious skepticism, pilot-stage overhang, and boardroom debates, the conversation has moved beyond experimentation. Enterprises are no longer asking whether to deploy agents, they are now asking how fast they can scale them across their entire workflow estate. However, speed comes at a price and almost nobody is doing the math.   The warning signs…
  • LinkedIn Live
    July 02, 2026

    What happens when discovery depends on both scientific expertise and computational evidence? R&D and Innovation leaders are under pressure to shorten development cycles, improve commercialization outcomes, preserve institutional knowledge, meet sustainability and regulatory requirements, and demonstrate…
  • Technology Awareness Deep Dive
    June 29, 2026

    This report examines the evolution of data center cooling as it becomes a foundational enabler of AI-scale infrastructure by supporting the rapid growth of graphics processing unit-intensive workloads, High-performance Computing (HPC) workloads, and machine learning workloads. The…
  • Blog
    June 23, 2026

    The Scope 3 Innovation Forum 2026 in Amsterdam brought a problem into sharper focus for innovation leaders: product and technology choices now face carbon-related requirements alongside energy exposure, supplier maturity, qualification effort, and scale-up risk. Framed…
  • Blog
    June 11, 2026

    Across three days at Olympia London, the visible show was impressive: major technology providers, startups, investors, national pavilions, public programs, and full main stages, with tens of thousands of delegates from more than 90 countries. The more useful reading…
  • Blog
    June 05, 2026

    The critical raw materials conversation has settled into a familiar script about supply concentration, permitting delay, and disclosure. For research leaders in advanced chemicals and materials, that script describes the operating environment and misses the part that lands on the bench.  …
  • R&D Strategic Technology Outlook
    May 29, 2026

    Carbon-negative production platforms convert, stabilize, or retain carbon within materials, chemicals, and infrastructure products. This report evaluates five platform archetypes: volume-driven, procurement-backed platforms; additive, drop-in material platforms; energy-coupled platforms; circular feedstock platforms; and high-performance and specialty…
  • Reading the 2026 price action and capital movement  A 557% tungsten move and a 30% praseodymium-neodymium move are the same story, told twice. Ammonium paratungstate (APT) prices on the Fastmarkets European benchmark rose 557% after China's February 2025 export controls, hitting…
  • Pulses deliver forward-looking insights into the evolution and impact of science, technology, and trends on global transformation. By engaging with our Pulses, you will gain a deeper understanding of each topic's significance, the key innovators driving…
  • Technology Application Deep Dive
    March 31, 2026

    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large class of synthetic chemicals widely used for their resistance to heat, water, oil, and chemicals. However, these same properties make PFAS highly persistent in the environment and the…
  • Technology Application Deep Dive
    March 20, 2026

    This report analyzes the expanding role of carbon materials in transforming industrial systems across the process, energy, and utilities sectors. Advances in nanostructured carbon, carbon fibers, porous carbon, and functional carbon materials are enabling new performance…
  • Technology Awareness Deep Dive
    March 19, 2026

    This report comprehensively analyzes the evolving landscape of AI-discovered materials, focusing on how advances in computation, data infrastructure, and experimental integration are changing the way materials are identified, evaluated, and translated into industrial applications. The analysis…
  • Discovery
    March 02, 2026

    Discoveries focus on specific science and technology innovations that address today’s critical business issues and challenges. These brief yet detailed profiles highlight innovations across the world's leading companies, start-ups, universities, institutes, and the entire R&D ecosystem…
  • Discovery
    Feb. 27, 2026

    Discoveries focus on specific science and technology innovations that address today’s critical business issues and challenges. These brief yet detailed profiles highlight innovations across the world's leading companies, start-ups, universities, institutes, and the entire R&D ecosystem…
  • Pulse
    Feb. 06, 2026

    Pulses deliver forward-looking insights into the evolution and impact of science, technology, and trends on global transformation. By engaging with our Pulses, you will gain a deeper understanding of each topic's significance, the key innovators driving…
  • In the News
    Jan. 29, 2026

    Research Director, Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe, has examined the competition for rare earth and critical minerals, discussing how governments and companies can transform a contested supply chain into a sustainable economic opportunity. You can read her insights…

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