This issue of High-tech Materials Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) profiles significant advances in high-tech materials for various industrial applications. The featured innovations include advanced hyperdispersant for coating and pigment systems, advanced optical brighteners for multi-industry applications, transforming plastic waste into sustainable construction materials, scalable few-layer graphene synthesis platforms, sustainable few-layer graphene synthesis for advanced industrial applications, sustainable biosurfactant production using industrial biotechnology, upcycled soluble fiber ingredients, food-grade emulsifier ingredients made by upcycling brewer’s grain, seaweed-based alternatives to plastic, cyanobacteria-based platforms for carbon dioxide (CO₂) valorization into high-value chemicals, photochemical lignin valorization for low-carbon alternatives to petrochemicals, advanced microgel technology for microplastic remediation, post-polymerization upcycling of polyesters, wearable atmospheric water harvesting hydrogel textiles, and biodegradable polymer memristor for sustainable neuromorphic computing. These innovations drive circularity, material performance, and resource efficiency. The TOE also addresses questions such as:

• How are scalable few-layer graphene synthesis platforms shaping advanced industrial applications and material performance?
• What are the key innovations impacting lightweight materials, bio-based materials, ceramics, smart materials, fibers, and nanomaterials?
• Is your team prepared to leverage biodegradable polymer memristors for sustainable neuromorphic computing and advanced applications?