This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine profiles significant advancements in high-tech materials for various enhanced industrial applications. The featured innovations include Advanced Dielectric Powder Coatings for EV Battery Systems, Copper–Nanodiamond Coatings for Enhanced Thermal and Wear Performance, Photocatalytic Nanocoatings for Continuous Surface Disinfection, Recycling Waste Into Sustainable Paints for Thermal Regulation, Highly Lubricious Coating for Medical Devices, and Gelatin and Pectin-Based Edible Coatings to Extend Shelf-Life of Grapes. These developments promise enhanced performance, sustainability, and functionality across various industrial products and processes.

The Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on various coatings across industries. This encompasses protective and functional coatings such as antimicrobial coatings, food coatings, energy-saving coatings, smart glazing, hydrophilic, hydrophobic and super hydrophobic coatings, corrosion protection coatings, barrier coatings and paints.

The Chemicals and Advanced Materials cluster tracks research & innovation trends and developments across specialty chemicals, plastics, polymers, chemicals, bio-chemicals, metals, coatings, thin films, surface treatments, composites, alloys, oil and gas, fuel additives, fibers and several other related technologies and its impact and application across industries.

Keywords: EV Battery Coatings, Copper-Nanodiamond Coating, Photocatalytic Coating, Thermal Regulation Paints, Hydrophilic Coatings, and Edible Coatings