This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine profiles significant advances in advanced coatings and surface treatments for various industrial applications. The featured innovations include Next-Generation Low-Emissivity Coatings for Lightweight Transparent Glazing, Plant-Based Edible Film As a Substitute for Plastic Packaging, Biocide-free Self-Polishing Antifouling Hull Coating for Commercial Vessels, Pressure-Activated Cold Seal Coating for Paper-based Packaging, Physical Vapor Deposition Coatings for Advanced Surface Engineering, Filtered Carbon Coatings for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates, Single-Coat Powder Coating for Primer-Free Industrial Coatings, Rose Petal-Inspired Coating for Anti-Icing Applications, Glaze-Enabled Self-Healing Ceramic Coating for Extreme Environments, Bio-based Edible Coatings for Chemical-Free Preservation of Produce, Polymeric Cold Spray Repair for Fiber-reinforced Composites, and Thin WS? Coatings for Advanced Semiconductor Interconnects. These innovations enhance surface performance, durability, functionality, energy efficiency, and sustainability across diverse industrial applications.

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.