This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine profiles significant nanotechnology advancements for various industrial applications. The featured innovations include Bio-based and Microplastic-free Coating for Seed and Fertilizer Applications, Plant-based Adhesives and Coatings for Low-VOC and Microplastic-free Applications, Nanoceramic Polymer Hybrid Coatings for Maritime Sustainability, Industrial Surface Protection with High-performance Chromium-free Coatings, Advanced Anti-fog Coatings with High Optical Clarity, Seaweed-derived Coatings to Replace Plastic Packaging, Vacuum Insulating Glass to Maximize Energy Savings in Buildings, High-performance Water-based Barrier Coating for Recyclable Flexible Packaging, Transparent Solar Coatings for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics, Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells via Slot-die Coating, Machine Learning for Real-Time Surface Growth Monitoring, and Anodic Arc Evaporation for Photovoltaic Coatings. These developments promise enhanced performance, sustainability, and functionality across a range of 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.