A data center fire has caused the shutdown of hundreds of online government services in South Korea, likely caused by a battery explosion. This incident is particularly severe, but there have been many like it through the battery energy storage system (BESS) industry, highlighting the need for further improvements to enhance battery safety.

Incidents such as a suspected battery explosion resulting in the recent fire at South Korea's national data center halting major online government services, bring to the fore the need to minimize the risk of thermal runaway events.

Join IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Yulin Wang on Thursday 2nd October for 'Thermal Interface Materials: TIM1, TIM1.5, TIM2 - 3.2x market size increase from 2025 to 2036', a webinar that will dive deep into the evolving world of TIMs, exploring how these materials are shaping the future of thermal management across diverse applications. Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

Watch this short IDTechEx video to learn about refrigerant trends, emerging material solutions and car refrigerant demand through to 2036.

This article discusses some of the potential applications of advanced coatings technologies. Coatings are a vital tool in a multitude of industries globally. Find out more in IDTechEx's latest report, 'Advanced Coatings 2026-2036: Market, Technologies, Players'.

This new report "Critical Material Recovery 2026-2046: Technologies, Markets, Players" characterizes secondary source critical material recovery markets, technologies, and players. Market roadmaps for emerging secondary sources, value chain analysis, and twenty-year market forecasts from 2026 to 2046 are provided. IDTechEx identifies a significant value opportunity, with the critical material recovery market forecast to grow to over US$66 billion annually by 2046, at a CAGR of 9.2%.

This article, drawing from IDTechEx's report on Thermal Management for Electric Vehicles 2026-2036 takes a deep dive into the thermal management related materials and components in an EV, along with analysis on key trends and players for each.

Webinar: Trends, Technologies and Outlook for Rare Earth Magnet Supply and Demand Presenter: Dr Jack Howley, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Date: Tuesday 16 September 2025

IDTechEx analyst Dr Jack Howley summarizes the rare earth magnet market.

Webinar: IDTechEx Analyzes the Market and Technology: Is Autonomous Driving Software Ready to Take on the World? Presenter: John Li, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Date: Thursday 11 September 2025

The concept of the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) has rapidly emerged as a transformative trend reshaping the automotive industry. Yet, despite widespread use of the term, there remains significant confusion around its core meaning, structural elements, and real-world driving forces.

This brand-new IDTechEx report comprehensively examines advanced coatings technologies, including key developments, drivers and commercial activity throughout the coatings industry. It covers application technologies, alternative materials and key markets, including 10-year granular market forecasts.

2024 saw mixed success for micro EVs in different global regions. This new article by IDTechEx Technology Analyst Pranav Jaswani breaks down recent sales trends and underscores what they mean for the future of the micro EV industry.

Major automotive group Stellantis has officially discontinued its hydrogen fuel cell technology development program. This also means that its hydrogen-powered Pro One vehicles will no longer commence serial production this year. According to IDTechEx's analysis, light commercial vehicles were never a good value proposition for fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology, but is this the start of the fall for FCEVs globally? In this article, IDTechEx investigates the developments in the first half of this year in the FCEV industry.

Transportation is one of the largest sectors worldwide, which is why technologies to advance sustainability and efficiency are more prevalent than ever. This article explores the electrification of different types of transport, including construction vehicles, cars, planes, and ships, for a more sustainable future of travel.

Thermal management technologies have a great prevalence across a number of sectors. This article covers some emerging thermal management methods taking place for EV batteries, data centers, and spacecrafts.

Webinar: What's After R1234yf for Post-PFAS Automotive Refrigerants? Presenter: Dr James Edmondson, VP Research, IDTechEx Date: Thursday 28 August 2025 Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

IDTechEx forecasts that the market size of thermal interface materials (TIMs) will exceed US$7 billion, covering multiple industries including EV batteries, EV power electronics (TIM1 and TIM2), data centers, advanced semiconductor packaging (TIM1 and TIM1.5), ADAS sensors, consumer electronics, and 5G. Find out more in this new article by Senior Technology Analyst Yulin Wang.

This new IDTechEx report provides critical insight into the fast-growing micro EV industry of electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and microcars. IDTechEx's report highlights critical sales trends across all major global markets. Key players and models are benchmarked, including analyses of battery technologies, motor power, and pricing. 20-year granular forecasts broken down by region, power class, and battery chemistry highlight how micro EVs will grow to be an over US$90 billion opportunity by 2046.

Sensor technologies are advancing and being developed to detect things from human facial expressions and mood, all the way down to the tiny scale of particles on a quantum level. This article explores sensing technologies across different sectors including automotives, consumer devices, and quantum.