The Lux Research Blog

Earlier this year, the Lux Energy Team revealed four new storylines for the Owning the Energy Transition program – Evolution of Energy Networks, Decarbonization of Industry, Optimal Use of Resources, and Future Energy for Mobility. With the significant impact COVID-19 has had on the energy sector so far, it is pertinent that we evaluate the ramifications COVID-19 has had or will have on the four key storylines and their respective predictions.

Stricter government regulations enforced in recent years and increasing consumer emphasis on healthier lifestyle choices have driven food and beverage companies to pursue ways to reduce sugar content in their products. At Lux, we've been closely covering the sugar reduction space and in this blog, we focus on the key developments over the past two years and outline some of the notable efforts from developers as well as opportunities related to alternative sweeteners

Lux Research analysts sit down with Max Lobovsky, CEO of Formlabs, to discuss how 3D printing is disrupting the manufacturing industry by offering technology accessibility, part consolidation, and product customization.

With the pace of innovation activity picking up, we felt it would be valuable to provide a midterm update to start off the second half of the year. In this blog, we identify the best tech startups in the energy space that we interviewed and highlight the most important industry developments in the first six months of 2020.

Each week we highlight our Lux Take on the news for the week. Check out our thoughts on the top emerging technology and innovation news for the first week of August. This Friday's round-up includes our researchers' coverage of Teledoc Health, bp, Unilever, and Facebook.

As the world continues to adapt to a new normal considering COVID-19, the landscape of available information continues to change as we learn more about ways to track and mitigate the disease. In this blog, we outline the key technology updates from our May 2020 report "Back in Business: Using Technology to Open During COVID-19" that are informing this evolving situation.

As technologies and needs in urban mobility specifically have changed in recent years, we have decided to outline how Lux has chosen to taxonomize urban mobility as it relates to smart city development.

On Fridays we highlight our Lux Take on the news for the week. Check out our thoughts on the top emerging technology and innovation news for the last week of July. This week's round-up includes our researchers' coverage of Uber, Geltor, Pertamina, and TripleO.

In this blog, our expert, Drishti Masand, outlines Louis Vuitton's pivot during COVID-19. The organization was the first fashion company to start producing disinfectant gel at its French facilities that usually produce perfume and cosmetics for brands

With the continued drop in battery prices and increasing performance, will the future energy for the rest of mobility follow the same path toward electrification blazed by electric vehicles?