Innovations in new material development and alternatives to traditional materials is a booming business. Universities and Think Tank Collaboratives are littered with start-ups attempting to make bold breakthroughs with new materials. 

Almost every one of them is backed with some kind of scientific advancement that makes it possible. Making it commercially viable, however, is always the mountain to climb. Will it perform the same? Can it be mass-produced? Will it be priced the same as the existing material in high-quantities? All good questions that are typically the make-or-break lines for future success.