Specialty & New Age Metals and Materials

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Over the ages material science has played a pivotal role in the overall progress of humankind – the industry is standing at the crossroads of the next leap in its transformative journey. Tomorrow’s world demands material solutions combining the unthinkable elements of light-weighting, extreme strength, and toughness/ flexibility, along with superior thermal and corrosion-resistance profiles. New age materials are to play a crucial role in shaping the future towards smart and sustainable living.

FutureBridge advises in areas of innovation, applicability, and value proposition fit of futuristic materials in urban living, next-generation energy, and Metals & Mining industries.

Perspectives

Chemicals & MaterialsAdvanced and smart materials

Opportunity Assessment: Amorphous Metals in Electric Mobility
Opportunity Assessment: Amorphous Metals in Electric Mobility. A Leading material supplier and component manufacturer sought to unearth both existing and upcoming opportunities for its amorphous metal offerings in the electric vehicles including...

Chemicals & MaterialsSustainability

Lithium-ion Battery Recycling: Closing the Gap for Finite Materials
The lithium-ion battery pack used in the Nissan Leaf contains 192 pouch cells, that of the Tesla Model S contains 7,104 cylindrical cells, all bundled into modules that are screwed, welded, and glued together to be controlled as one unit. As...

Future Energy Storage Mix

MobilityElectric Mobility

Quick overview To define its energy storage strategy, our client needed to determine how fuel cell technology and related infrastructures...

Smart materials – Promises And Opportunities

Chemicals & MaterialsSustainability

Smart materials react to changes in external stimulus such as stress, temperature, moisture, pH, magnetic & electric field, light,...

Solution Landscape, Ecosystem & Use-Case Analysis to Identify Innovative Solutions

Chemicals & Materials

The client who is a maker and distributor of home appliances and consumer products wanted to identify innovative solutions for Zeolith...

Smart Homes: Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Connected Home

Energy

Smart home technology has its applications in household appliances, home safety & security, lighting, and entertainment. Key...

Business Objectives

Some examples of diverse business objectives we have worked with our clients

Strategic

  • What are the different materials used for EV battery enclosure and what are its current and future product performance requirements?
  • What is the addressable market for amorphous alloys in electric mobility and what are the underserved needs?

Tactical

  • What are the best practices for R&D efficiency followed and what are the leading Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure them?
  • What is the application fit and commercialization potential of metamaterials in remote aerospace applications?
  • What are the potential sub-applications in modular construction for adhesives and sealants?

Operational

  • What is the addressable market for hydrogen electrolyzer and its pricing trends?
  • What is the manufacturing economics of Li-ion electrolyte and its components for a large-scale production plant?