Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.

Innovative Research and Products (iRAP) Inc. provides industry-market research analyses and technical-economic assessments of business opportunities and technology commercialization for corporations and institutions. iRAP consultants have consistently demonstrated the ability to spot key trends at very early stages and stay on top of new developments.

iRAP conducts market research and industry analysis in current and new-generation technologies and products. Areas covered include advanced materials, nanotechnology and nanomaterials, processing technologies and products, advanced ceramics, metals and alloys, high-performance coatings, automotive components, aircraft and aerospace materials, electronic devices, photonic components, membranes, chemicals, plastics, pharmaceutical products and biotechnology.
iRAP team members were among the first to produce research reports in several of these areas.

iRAP’s multi-client and custom market research studies generally cover areas such as:
  • Industry, technology and market analysis
  • Current and potential applications
  • New developments and patent analysis
  • Competing technologies and products
  • Profiles of suppliers and users
  • Identification of likely future entrants to the market
  • Domestic and global markets and growth potential

Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
 

List of reports from Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.

Advanced Solid-state Memory Systems And Products: Emerging Non-volatile Memory Technologies, Industry Trends And Market Analysis
4/1/2011 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... and the density of dynamic random access memory (DRAM). In addition, it should be low in cost and scalable to nanometer dimensions. Flash memories are currently used as non-volatile memory in stand-alone and embedded chips ...  |  more...
$3,950.00
Production And Application Of Carbon Nanotubes, Carbon Nanofibers, Fullerenes, Graphene And Nanodiamonds: A Global Technology Survey And Market Analysis
2/1/2011 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... sources, material science, and others. The trend of industrial elements toward small features, high density, fast transmission, low energy cost and high production rate, has generated a greater requirement of miniaturization for elemental materials. Nanomaterial ...  |  more...
$4,350.00
Rechargeable And Non-rechargeable, Flexible, Thin-film Batteries: A Global Industry And Market Analysis
11/1/2010 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... the available space within a device, the battery can provide the required power while occupying otherwise wasted space and adding negligible mass. The thin-paper battery is suitable for applications requiring low-voltage power (1.5V to 3.0V), ...  |  more...
$3,250.00
Piezoelectric Actuators And Motors - Types, Applications, New Developments, Industry Structure And Global Markets
7/1/2010 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... mechanical dynamics with reaction times down to microseconds. Only piezo actuation allows top innovations in mechatronics like nano-positioning or high pressure common rail fuel injection. Piezoelectric actuators are at an important stage of development into ...  |  more...
$3,950.00
Ultra-low Power (Microwatt) Energy Harvesting For Wireless Switches And Wireless Sensor Networking - Types, Applications, New Developments, Industry
6/1/2010 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... photovoltaic solar cells, thermal energy can be harvested with thermoelectric generators, mechanical energy can be harvested with piezoelectric, electromagnetic or electrostatic converters, and finally, electromagnetic energy can be harvested through RF resonators. Energy harvesting and ...  |  more...
$3,250.00
Nano-enabled Packaging For The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Technology, Industry And Market Analysis
3/1/2010 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... for enhanced protection against factors such as moisture, light, oxygen and mechanical forces, but also for packaging forms to play a more integral role in the drug delivery process. Packaging design today provides stability and ...  |  more...
$3,250.00
Ultracapacitors For Stationary, Industrial, Consumer And Transport Energy Storage - An Industry, Technology And Market Analysis
2/1/2010 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... of electronic devices, from computers to cars. An ultracapacitor (supercapacitor or electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC)) stores more power than a battery and more energy than a capacitor. For this reason, it brings significant benefits in ...  |  more...
$3,650.00
Nanolithography Equipment For It, Electronics And Photonics - A Technology, Industry And Global Market Analysis
11/1/2009 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... been the key to the rapid development of the semiconductor industry. Countless innovations and progress in this field will continue to drive technological development in the semiconductor industry. Semiconductor chip manufacturers use many different types ...  |  more...
$3,950.00
Large-format Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries For Electric Energy Storage In Transport - Types, Applications, New Developments, Industry Structure And Global Markets
7/1/2009 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... to form a “battery assembly.” Cells are used to construct modules which meet the definition of a “battery,” subject to testing requirements which include U.S., European and Japanese standards and one internationally accepted standard, the ...  |  more...
$3,250.00
Nano-enabled Packaging For The Food And Beverage Industry - A Global Technology, Industry And Market Analysis
7/1/2009 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... the properties of packaging materials without significant changes in density, transparency and processing characteristics. The addition of certain nanoparticles into shaped objects and films has been shown to render them light, fire-resistant and stronger in ...  |  more...
$3,250.00
Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Energy And Related Nanotechnologies - Types, Applications, New Developments, Industry Structure And Global Markets
6/1/2009 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... into the cell, and the reaction products flow out of it, while the electrolyte remains within it. Fuel cells can operate virtually continuously as long as the necessary flows are maintained. Fuel cells are different ...  |  more...
$4,950.00
Directory And Company Profiles - Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Energy And Related Nanotechnologies
6/1/2009 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... reports, conference presentations, filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and reports to the U.S. Department of Energy and other Federal agencies, as well as reports to various U.S. states and reports to various ...  |  more...
$2,950.00
Nano-Enabled Batteries for Portable and Rechargable Applications - Types, Applicartions, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets
2/1/2009 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... of minuscule particles that measure less than 100 nanometers, or 100x10-9 meters. In comparison, traditional lithium-ion (Li-Ion) technology uses active materials, such as lithium cobalt-oxide or lithium iron phosphate, with particles that range in size ...  |  more...
$4,450.00
Silicon Mems Oscillators - a Global Technology, Industry and Market Analysis
2/1/2009 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... The extension of lithography methods and development of new micromachining techniques have allowed the production of freely moving micromechanical parts. Quartz crystals are currently used for most high performance systems, but they are not economical ...  |  more...
$3,250.00
Piezoelectric Crystals and Crystal Devices Report
6/1/2008 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... entry of new competitors to the large market, there is intensified competition among existing crystal device suppliers.. The global piezoelectric crystal industry has gone through several boom-and-bust cycles. However, in the last five years, several ...  |  more...
$4,450.00
Branded Organic Baby Foods: New Developments, Global Industry & Market Analysis
3/1/2008 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... concludes that for nearly all organic baby food products, the global demand is on the increasing side due to the felt need of parents to feed their babies with healthier foods. These organic baby foods ...  |  more...
$2,950.00
Piezoelectric Ceramic, Polymer And Ceramic/Polymer Composite Devices - Types, Materials, Apllications, New Developments, Industry Structure And Global Markets
3/1/2008 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... applications include high resolution ultrasonic medical imaging, computer disk drives, and accelerometers in mobile phones and notebooks. Unlike other piezo devices, commercialization of piezoelectric-operated actuators and motors is likely to proceed in those markets where ...  |  more...
$4,450.00
Electro-active Polymer Actuators And Sensors - Types, Applications, New Developments, Industry Structure And Global Markets
2/1/2008 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... they can undergo a large amount of deformation while sustaining large forces. Due to the similarities with biological tissues in terms of achievable stress and force, they are often called artificial muscles, and have the ...  |  more...
$2,950.00
MEMS Microphones: A Global Technology, Industry and Market Analysis
7/1/2007 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... Integrated Circuits (ICs). The chief advantage of micromachining silicon microphones is cost. Several sensors can be processed on a chip simultaneously and can be integrated with passive and active electronic devices. Silicon micro-machined microphones (also ...  |  more...
$2,950.00
Flexible Thin-film Batteries: A Global Technology, Industry and Market Analysis
6/1/2007 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... the available space within a device, the battery can provide the required power while occupying otherwise wasted space and adding negligible mass. The thin-paper battery is suitable for applications requiring low-voltage power (1.5V - 3.0V) ...  |  more...
$2,950.00
Micro Fuel Cells For Handheld Consumer Electronic Products - A Global Industry And Market Analysis
4/1/2007 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... can continuously produce electricity as long as there is a constant fuel supply. Though no universally accepted definition exists for micro fuel cells, the term typically describes small fuel-cell systems that provide less than 50 ...  |  more...
$2,950.00
Piezoelectric Operated Actuators And Motors - A Global Industry And Market Analysis
12/1/2006 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... of the motor, power electronics and the closed loop control will be called the ultrasonic actuator or piezoelectric actuator. The working principle of these motors has been well known for at least 50 years. However, ...  |  more...
$2,650.00
Ultracapacitors - A Global Industry and Market Analysis
8/31/2006 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... today use two carbon electrodes with an organic electrolyte. This creates a problem for designers, since the energy that carbon-carbon electrodes are able to store effectively is limited, and the electrolyte is both expensive and ...  |  more...
$2,650.00
Automotive Electric Products - An Industry and Market Analysis
7/15/2006 | published by: Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.
... be made smaller and lighter to promote fuel efficiency and performance and help fit more content into the available space. In addition, vehicle manufacturers and suppliers must increasingly consider environmental concerns such as recyclability, as ...  |  more...
$4,250.00
 

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