en.Wedoany.com Report on Mar 24th, Shanghai, China, March 23, 2026 – Materials science company Dow announced the official opening of the "Cooling Science Studio" – the "Mobility Intelligence Lab" at the Dow Center in Shanghai, China. This platform showcases Dow's advancements in intelligent automotive materials. Through collaboration with local customers and partners, it explores advanced material solutions to meet the needs of industries such as intelligent electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and embodied intelligence.
The automotive industry is shifting from competition based on "drivetrain systems" to "intelligent systems," with the core focus now on perception, computing, connectivity, and decision-making capabilities. With the development of intelligence, silicone materials are widely used in areas such as sensor protection, AI cooling, and connectivity assurance. Through local R&D and innovation, Dow helps enhance automotive performance.
Jeroen Bello, Global Market Director for Automotive, Consumer Solutions at Dow, stated: "Dow is not only a material supplier but also a key enabler of smart mobility. The company focuses on achieving reliable, scalable automotive intelligence. Leveraging high-performance silicone materials and experience covering the entire value chain, from semiconductors to vehicle manufacturers, we provide comprehensive support for customer needs and innovation."
Relying on a one-stop platform and personalized services, Dow fosters collaboration from chips and modules to vehicle assembly, empowering the smart mobility ecosystem with material science and technology to help the industry rapidly achieve technology implementation.
Based on a market-validated portfolio of silicone materials and knowledge base, Dow provides foundational capabilities that support smart mobility: helping stabilize high-computing-power systems by offering thermal management solutions for high thermal load units like domain controllers and AI ECUs through high thermal conductivity adhesives, gap fillers, and encapsulants; safeguarding precision perception by using adhesives, coatings, and encapsulants to protect sensors such as cameras, radar, and LiDAR, ensuring their accuracy and reliability; and boosting high-speed connectivity by providing conductive bonding materials and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding solutions to improve the quality and reliability of high-bandwidth communication signals in vehicles.
As technology and market demands evolve, the requirements for materials in automotive intelligence are becoming higher. Through the one-stop platform, the Shanghai Dow Center combines global R&D resources to provide targeted solutions for customers. Establishing this new platform in Shanghai signifies Dow's confidence in China's new energy vehicle market and the local innovation ecosystem. This platform will accelerate the development of intelligent material technologies to better meet the needs of local customers. Pinglun Lai, Asia Pacific Sales Director for Automotive, Consumer Solutions at Dow, said: "The company relies on its comprehensive and rich silicone product line, deep applications in smart mobility, global manufacturing and delivery capabilities, and the MobilityScience™ co-creation model. We not only provide materials but also bring innovation and experience to help advance smart mobility."
The automotive industry is deeply integrating with AI, with smart cars evolving into intelligent terminals, and embodied intelligence becoming the next-generation technological extension. Leveraging high-performance silicone materials and one-stop services, Dow applies protection, cooling, and connectivity technologies to embodied intelligence devices and hardware, driving industry progress. Through the Cooling Science Studio platform, Dow can provide more local customers with fast and precise solutions to tackle technological challenges.
