Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are an emerging battery technology that offers cost-effectiveness, better safety, performance advantages, and sustainability over the widely used lithium-ion batteries across industries such as automotive, electronics, and energy.

After the great shock exerted by the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, as well as on world trade, 2021 fortunately marked the beginning of a path to recovery.

The thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal displays (TFT-LCDs) market expanded alongside the growth in the television and smartphones segment and acquired the most significant market share in the global display materials market.

Most industries now face significant ramifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic slowdowns. However, not every industry has slid into a tailspin. The role-playing games market, for example, is expected to see 9.22% year-on-year growth up to 2023, according to a new report by The Business Research Company. COVID-19 has had both positive and negative effects on this market.

The kitchen has always been the heart of the home. During the last three decades, it has become a fast-growing space for technological advancements, and the increasing number of smart appliances is a testimony to this ongoing trend. Smart appliances are expected to witness further improvement in the future and are creating a demand for home automation systems.

Wireless transfer of power or electrical charging of battery-powered equipment and devices without the requirement of wired electric connection is termed wireless charging. It is often referred to as inductive charging, in which power is transferred wirelessly through electromagnetic induction. 

The global supercapacitor/ultracapacitor market is expected to grow from $1.2 billion in 2018 to $4.6 billion in 2023 at an annual growth rate of 30.0%, according to a report by The Business Research Company.

In 2018, Amazon’s global net sales reached $233 billion, and its impressive growth continues to rattle the retail industry.

Amazon is on a path to become the largest retailer in the U.S. — and is expected to overtake Walmart by 2022, according to data from a recent market research report by Packaged Facts titled Amazon Strategies and the Amazon Shopper, 2^nd Edition. Amazon’s U.S. gross merchandise sales will contribute nearly half of U.S. e-commerce sales by 2022, up from 43% in 2019 and 28% in 2015.

Once the domain of science fiction novels, robots are poised to transform a broad range of different industry categories in the coming years. Here are just a few key examples — covering the uses of robots today and in the future — based on reports by several market research firms.

According to a market research report by BIS Research, the global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sense and avoid systems market was valued $508.7 million in 2016 and is expected to witness a growth rate of 38.90%, between 2016 and 2022 to reach a market value of $3.7 billion by 2022.