At the 2018 international consumer electronics show (CES), new cutting-edge technologies from all over the world were unveiled.

All sorts of new trends, black technology is too cool, let a person see eye.

From this CES show, in addition to continuing the burst point of artificial intelligence, development also tends to the Internet of things, 5G and augmented reality.

As the world's fastest updated product, consumer electronics faces unprecedented transformation and upgrading pressure.

Thin and light, fashionable and intelligent has become an important trend of consumer electronics development, which undoubtedly puts forward higher requirements for materials.

The material follows wisdom

"At this year's CES, there were more mimetic robots, exoskeletons and other devices, such as Sony's new generation of electronic dogs," li chao, a design and development manager for the mobile phone division of xiaomi communications technology co LTD, told CPRJ plastic rubber magazine.

This will change the material of electronic products from single shell material to multi-material composite material. For example, the bones, joints and shells of the mimicry equipment have different physical requirements for plastics, and different material combinations will be used.

Self-lubricating materials will also have more USES."

At CES this year, the enterprise runmi technology 90 brand in the xiaomi ecological chain brought a concept product with intelligent following function -- 90FUN Puppy1.

At present, the wheel of the suitcase takes up a lot of weight, and the whole box is about 6kg. However, in the future, the manufacturer will consider reducing the size of the wheel and reducing the weight, which is more convenient for use in multiple scenes.

It is worth mentioning that the shell of the box body is made of special material, which is stronger than ordinary plastic material, while the front cover of the box body is made of ultra-light carbon fiber composite material, which can realize large Angle opening and closing.

Wearables have gained momentum in recent years as well as smartphones.

According to Reportlinker, a consultancy, the global wearables market could reach $30.2 billion in 2018, and the market has been growing at double-digit rates.

Wearables need high performance materials that are stylish in appearance, comfortable in touch, and easy to design and process.

"After experiencing a bubble disaster, wearable products have gradually returned to the market. Many uncompetitive products have been eliminated, and some companies have started to launch new products steadily.

For example, the VR jointly launched by xiaomi and Facebook has a high demand for the skin-friendly and lightweight plastic materials.

If later subdivided areas, such as education for children, then the properties such as anti-sensitivity also have aspirations.

Li also believes that "outdoor large electric equipment, short - distance electric transport terminals increased.

These devices give a certain amount of play to materials that prolong outdoor aging."

Thin, fashion into the mainstream

"Iman Omnos" is full of technology and fashion.

Iman technology, accompanied by "iman Omnos" 5.1.2 panoramic Soundbar home theater, was unveiled at this CES.

From the perspective of visual experience, Omnos integrates modern technology and Nordic simple design. The whole body adopts the characteristic textile wrap cloth technology, and the cloth surface makes people feel warm and soft, showing the fashion style of home.

Base used high - strength engineering plastic with stone design, a sense of technology.

The stone texture engineering plastics and the gentle cloth surface form the sharp contrast, brings the different audio-visual feeling to the viewer.

The Nordic simplicity of the design helped Omnos win the 2017 red dot design award.

Dell sold new XPS 13 on the eve of CES, it the biggest bright spot is the new gold color model, breaking the previous limitations of carbon fiber material, with an innovative cascading silica fiber material to create white woven material B side and the palm rest, including protective material to prevent its yellow or dyed with the passage of time.

In terms of heat dissipation, dell designed a new heat dissipation technology with fans and copper tubes added from one to two sets, and used GORE insulation materials that can directly export heat.

3D printing materials are a great tool

3D printing was again on full display at this CES.

Carbon, a 3D printing company, has entered into a new partnership with Incase, an equipment protection company, to manufacture protective cases and shells for mobile devices.

Carbon's M2 3D printers use proprietary digital photosynthetic technology (DLS) to produce highly accurate resin components that can be used to make complex structures, such as latticed structures, integrated into mobile device housings for advanced performance.

3D printing can also help produce lighter and more durable shells.

Formlabs of the United States released two new light curing (SLA) 3D printing using photosensitive resin materials - Rigid and Grey Pro.

The former is a glass reinforced resin, the advantages of printing parts with very high hardness and excellent polishing surface performance;

The latter has the advantage of high printing accuracy, moderate elongation.

Formlabs works with 3Shape to print out custom earplugs using the new material released by Formlabs, which perfectly matches the shape of the user's ear, is more comfortable and durable and can better eliminate ambient noise.

The 5G era has broad prospects for the arrival of plastic materials

The communication world has evolved into an era in almost 10 years. In the 1990s, the 2G era began, and around 2010, 4G network emerged. In 2020, 5G network will be officially commercial.

"The hottest topic at the moment, of course, is 5G," li said.

In terms of 5G features, there are two major demands for plastics: the outdoor environment required for 5G base station laying is more extreme, and there are demands for polar regions, highly weathered areas and deserts.

The common hardware cover is no longer enough to meet the extreme environment, and the high-weather material used for the composite use with hardware becomes extremely important.

In addition, in terms of terminal equipment, the lower dielectric loss of plastic materials (which need to ensure the physical properties of common materials are not lower than those of current materials) can help the equipment to adjust the radio frequency more conveniently and also become the materials urgently needed by the handset manufacturers.