Research Overview

This issue of High-Tech Materials Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) showcases innovations pertaining to materials for optical, pharmaceutical packaging, and filtration. A nanolaminate solution for metallic substrate, a phase change material packaging solution, a highly functional and cost-efficient water and wastewater treatment system, a media filtration technology from agriculture waste are some of the innovations in focus in this TOE.

The High-Tech Materials TOE provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on various materials across industries. Some material technologies include lightweight materials, bio–based materials, ceramics, smart materials, fibers, nanomaterials, responsive materials, polymers, woven and non woven materials, polymers and plastics and packaging materials.

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.