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= List of emerging technologies =
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Introduction
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This is a list of emerging technologies, which are in-development
technical innovations that have significant potential in their
applications. The criteria for this list is that the technology must:
# Exist in some way; purely hypothetical technologies cannot be
considered emerging and should be covered in the list of hypothetical
technologies instead. However, technologies being actively researched
and prototyped are acceptable.
# Have a Wikipedia article or adjacent citation covering them.
# Not be widely used yet. Mainstream or extensively commercialized
technologies can no longer be considered emerging.
Listing here is not a prediction that the technology will become
widely adopted, only a recognition of significant 'potential' to
become widely adopted or highly useful if ongoing work continues, is
successful, and the work is not overtaken by other technologies.
Agriculture
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Emerging technology Status Potential applications Related articles
Agricultural robotics Research and development, trial projects
|Automation of agriculture |Agricultural drone
Closed ecological systems Research and development, working
demonstrators (e.g. Biosphere 2) Agriculture, scientific research,
space colonization Greenhouse, Eden Project, Bioshelter, Seawater
greenhouse
Cultured meat Research and development, trials Humane,
resource-efficient, healthier, and cheaper meat New Harvest
Atmospheric water generator Working prototype |agriculture in
semi-arid land |Desorption
Vertical farming Research, development, experiments, and diffusion
Space-efficient farming and space travel applications
Construction
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Emerging technology Status Potential applications Related articles
|Active structure |Research, development, commercialization |Adaptive
structures that respond to different conditions, or supermassive
buildings and infrastructure (e.g. space fountains)
|Arcology |Research, development, commercialization |
|Domed city |Planned feature for Mall of the World
|Weather-controlled city, colonization of other celestial bodies
Economy
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!Emerging technology !Status !Potential applications !Related articles
|Cryptocurrency |Diffusion |Payment, Digital currency |Bitcoin,
Ethereum
|Digital wallet |Diffusion |Payment, Digital currency |Google pay,
Apple Pay
|CBDC |Diffusion |Payment, Digital currency |Digital Rupee, Digital
Euro
Electronics, IT, and communications
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Emerging technology Status Potential applications Related articles
|5G |Conceptual, experiments |Mobile Phone
|6G cellular communications |Conceptual |Mobile phones
|Artificial intelligence |Diffusion, commercialization
|Artificial general intelligence |Hypothetical, experiments |Creating
intelligent devices and robots; AI can counsel (or even take charge)
in scientific projects, government, army, corporate governance, film
and books creation, inventions etc. |Progress in artificial
intelligence, technological singularity, applications of artificial
intelligence
|Automation |Diffusion, commercialization |CAD, Power Production,
Agriculture, Retail, Food and Drink, Construction, Mining,
Surveillance, Highway System, Waste Management, Business Process,
Home, Laboratory, Logistic, Industry
Biometrics Diffusion, commercialization
|Blockchain |Diffusion, commercialization |Finance, Digital currency,
Art, Universal basic income, Identity (social science) |Bitcoin,
Ethereum
|Carbon nanotube field-effect transistor |Research and development
|Future miniaturization of transistors
|Cashierless store |Limited commercialization
|Civic technology |Research and development, projects |Smart cities,
more responsive government |Smart city, e-democracy, open data,
intelligent environment
Digital scent technology Diffusion Smell-O-Vision, iSmell
|DNA digital data storage |Experiments |Mass data storage
Electronic nose Research, limited commercialization Detecting
spoiled food, chemical weapons, and cancer
|Emerging memory technologies (T-RAM, CBRAM, SONOS, RRAM, racetrack
memory, NRAM, phase-change memory, FJG RAM, millipede memory,
Skyrmion, programmable metallization cell, ferroelectric RAM,
magnetoresistive RAM, nvSRAM) |In development
|Emerging magnetic data storage technologies (SMR, HAMR, BPM, MAMR,
TDMR, CPP/GMR, PMR, hard disk drive) |In development (HAMR, BPM);
diffusion (SMR) |Greatly improved storage density compared to current
HDDs, can be combined
E-textiles Research, diffusion |Wearable technology
|Exascale computing |Projects
|Exocortex |Diffusion of primitive amplifications; working prototypes
of more; Hypothetical, experiments on more substantial amplification
Flexible electronics Research, development, prototypes, limited
commercialization (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Fold) Flexible and/or foldable
electronic devices, and flexible solar cells which are lightweight,
can be rolled up for launch, and are easily deployable Nokia Morph,
Flexible organic light-emitting diode
|Fourth-generation optical discs (3D optical data storage,
Holographic data storage) |Research, prototyping |Storing and
archiving data previously erased for economic reasons |Blu-ray Disc,
Optical storage
|Hybrid forensics |Research, commercialization |Digital forensics,
electronic discovery, malware detection, IT compliance
|Li-Fi |Demos, requires standardization |Laser communication in space
|Machine vision |Research, prototyping, commercialization
|Biometrics, controlling processes (e.g., in driverless car, automated
guided vehicle), detecting events (e.g., in visual surveillance),
interaction (e.g., in human-computer interaction), robot vision
|Computer vision, pattern recognition, digital image processing
|Magnonics |Research |Data storage
Memristor Working prototype Smaller, faster, more energy-efficient
storage, analogue electronics, programmable logic, signal processing,
neural networks, control systems, reconfigurable computing,
brain-computer interfaces, RFID, and pattern recognition
|Metaverse |Experiments |Virtual reality, Augmented reality
Molecular electronics Research and development
|Multimodal contactless biometric face/iris systems |Deployed at
various airports and federal security checkpoints |Unimodal facial
recognition scanners
Nanoelectromechanical systems Research and development
|Nanoradio |Research and development, diffusion
|Neuromorphic engineering |Research and development
|Optical computing |Hypothetical, experiments; some components of
integrated circuits have been developed |Smaller, faster, lower power
consuming computing
|Quantum computing |Experiments, commercialization, early diffusion
|Much faster computing for some kinds of problems, chemical modeling,
new materials with programmed properties, Hypothetical of
high-temperature superconductivity and superfluidity
|Quantum cryptography |Commercialization |Secure communications
|Quantum radar |Prototypes
|Radio-frequency identification |Diffusion of high cost |Smartstores
- RFID-based self-checkout (keeping track of all incoming and outgoing
products), food packaging, smart shelves, smart carts. See: 'potential
uses'
|Satellite Connectivity |Development, commercialization
|Software-defined radio |Development, commercialization |Cognitive
radio, Mesh networks, Software defined antenna |GNU Radio, List of
software-defined radios, Universal Software Radio Peripheral
Solid-state transformer Development, prototypes
|Speech recognition |Research, development, commercialization
Spintronics Working prototypes Data storage, computing devices
|Subvocal recognition |Research, development, commercialization
Thermal copper pillar bump Working prototypes in discrete devices
Electric circuit cooling, micro-fluidic actuators, thermoelectric
power generation Ultra high definition holographic disc,
Metal-insulator transition
Three-dimensional integrated circuit Development, commercialization
Memory and data processing
Twistronics Development
|Web 3 |Research, commercialization
Entertainment
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|4D Film |Commercialization |Films
|Cloud gaming |Entertain |Video game |Cloud
|Esports |Commercialization |Video game
|Electronic music instruments |Talent, Commercialization |Music, Art
|EDM, Electronic music
Immersive virtual reality Hypothetical, limited commercialization
An artificial environment where the user feels just as immersed as
they usually feel in conscious reality. Virtusphere, 3rd Space Vest,
haptic suit, immersive technology, simulated reality, holodeck
(fictional)
Synthetic media Research and development Films, photos Deepfake,
StyleGAN, DeepDream, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Sora
Optoelectronics
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Laser video display Limited commercialization (e.g. Mitsubishi
LaserVue TV in 2008) Displays with a very wide colour gamut Laser TV,
Comparison of display technology
Holography (holographic display, computer-generated holography)
Diffusion
Optical transistor Some prototypes
Screenless display (Virtual retinal display, Bionic contact lens,
Augmented reality, Virtual reality) Experiments Virtual tools and
entertainment in a real-world environment, aids for the visually
impaired Head-mounted display, Head-up display, Adaptive optics,
EyeTap, Google Glass, Microsoft HoloLens, AR cloud
|Volumetric (3D) display |Research, working prototypes,
commercialization |Television, computer interfaces, cinemas,
3-dimensional imagery |Autostereoscopic display, stereoscopic display,
volumetric display, Holographic display, Light Field display, Nintendo
3DS, Swept-volume display
Energy
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Emerging technology Status Potential applications Related articles
Airborne wind turbine Research Wind power generation at higher
altitudes, increasing efficiency KiteGen
Americium battery Estimated working prototype in 5-10 years from 2019
Energy storage
Artificial photosynthesis Research, experiments, growing interest in
a macroscience global project Photosynthesis-like energy and oxygen
production from artificial structures Sustainocene, Renewable energy,
Nanotechnology
Concentrated solar power Growing markets in California, Spain,
Northern Africa Electricity generation DESERTEC, BrightSource Energy,
Solar Millennium
Double-layer capacitor Diffusion, continued development
Faster-charging, longer-lasting, more flexible, greener energy storage
(e.g. for regenerative braking)
Energy harvesting Experiments Constant energy source for mobile,
wearable and ubiquitous devices Humavox
Flywheel energy storage Limited commercialization Energy storage
Fusion power Research, experiments Electricity and heat generation,
fusion torch recycling with waste heat ITER, NIF, Wendelstein 7-X,
Magnetic confinement fusion, Dense plasma focus, Muon-catalyzed fusion
Generation IV nuclear reactor Research, experiments Electricity and
heat generation, transmutation of nuclear waste stockpiles from
traditional reactors
Gravity battery Small-scale examples Energy storage
Home fuel cell Research, commercialization Off-the-grid, producing
electricity in using an environmentally friendly fuel as a backup
during long term power failures. Autonomous building, Bloom Energy
Server
Lithium-air battery Research, experiments Laptops, mobile phones,
long-range electric cars; storing energy for electric grid
Lithium iron phosphate battery Commercialization Energy storage
Lithium-sulfur battery Research and development Energy storage
Magnesium battery Early commercialization Energy storage
Molten salt reactor Research, experiments Electricity and heat
generation
Nanowire battery Experiments, prototypes Laptops, mobile phones,
long-range electric cars; storing energy for electric grid
Nantenna Research Electricity generation
Ocean thermal energy conversion Prototype Electricity generation
Solid-state battery Niche uses Reliable, power-dense energy storage
(particularly for electric cars and wearable technology)
Smart grid Research, diffusion |Advanced grid power management Smart
meter, SuperSmart Grid
Space-based solar power Early research Electricity generation
Thorium nuclear fuel cycle Research started in the 1960s, still
ongoing Electricity and heat generation
Vortex engine Power generation
Wireless energy transfer Prototypes, diffusion, short range consumer
products Wirelessly powered equipment: laptop, cell phones, electric
cars, etc. WiTricity, resonant inductive coupling
Zero-energy building Expansion Energy-efficient homes Passive house
Materials and textiles
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|4D printing |Research and development
Aerogel Hypothetical, experiments, diffusion, early uses Improved
thermal insulation (for pipelines, aerospace, etc.), as well as
insulative "glass" if it can be made clear
Amorphous metal Experiments, use in amorphous metal transformers
Armor, implants
Bioplastic Limited commercialization (e.g. polylactic acid in 3D
printing) Disposable packaging and single-use items
Conductive polymers Research, experiments, prototypes Lighter and
cheaper wires, antistatic materials, organic solar cells Jacquard
weaving
Cryogenic treatment Research, experiments, prototypes Significantly
stronger metal components
Edible packaging Diffusion Biodegradable alternatives to plastic
Electric armour Prototypes |Better protection for warships and
armoured fighting vehicles from shaped charge weapons
Fullerene Experiments, diffusion Programmable matter
Graphene Hypothetical, experiments, diffusion, early uses
Higher-specific strength structural components, higher-frequency
transistors, lower-cost mobile displays, automotive hydrogen storage,
biosensors, more efficient batteries
Lab-on-a-chip Limited commercialization |More efficient laboratory
analysis
High-temperature superconductivity Cryogenic receiver front-end
(CRFE) RF and microwave filter systems for mobile phone base stations;
prototypes in dry ice; experiments for lower temperatures No-loss
conductors, frictionless bearings, magnetic levitation, lossless
high-capacity accumulators, electric cars, heat-free integrated
circuits
Magnetic nanoparticles Development |Cancer treatment, wastewater
treatment
Magnetorheological fluid Research and development, limited
magnetorheological damping applications Seismic damping for earthquake
resistance Electrorheological fluid
Microfluidics Research and development
High-temperature superfluidity High-precision measure of gravity,
navigation and maneuver devices, possible devices to emit
gravitomagnetic field, frictionless mechanical devices
Metamaterials Hypothetical, experiments, diffusion
Metal foam Research, limited commercialization Space colonies,
floating cities
Multi-function structures Hypothetical, experiments, some
prototypes, few commercial Wide range of applications (e.g.
self-health monitoring, self-healing materials)
Nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes Hypothetical, experiments,
diffusion, early uses Higher-specific strength structural components
Potential applications of carbon nanotubes, Carbon-fiber-reinforced
polymers
Quantum dot Research, experiments, prototypes, commercialization
Quantum dot lasers, quantum dot displays, faster data communication,
laser scalpels
|Self-healing materials |Research, experiments |Infrastructure,
robotics, biotech
Silicene Early research Nanoscale electronics
Superalloy Research, diffusion Significantly stronger metal
components (particularly in aircraft jet engines)
Synthetic diamond Research, commercialization Electronics
|Time crystal |Research experiments |Quantum computers with stable
qubits
Translucent concrete Commercialization Construction of buildings
and sculptures (e.g. Europe Gate)
Medicine
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Artificial uterus Research, experiments Space travel, extracorporeal
pregnancy, reprogenetics, same-sex procreation
Body implant, prosthesis Trials, from animal (e.g., brain implants)
to human clinical (e.g., insulin pump implant), to commercial
production (e.g. pacemaker, joint replacement, cochlear implant) Brain
implant, retinal implant Prosthetics, prosthetics in fiction, cyborg
Cryonics Hypothetical, research, commercialization (e.g. Alcor,
Cryonics Institute) Life extension
De-extinction Research, development, trials Animal husbandry, pets,
zoos Revival of the woolly mammoth
Electronic medical records Deployment Replacing paper medical records
Human DNA vaccination and mRNA vaccination Implementation in 2021 to
combat the COVID-19 pandemic |Disease vaccinations, cancer therapy
Enzybiotics Successful first trials
Genetic engineering of organisms and viruses Research, development,
commercialization Creating and modifying species (mainly improving
their physical and mental capabilities), bio-machines, eliminating
genetic disorders (gene therapy), new materials production, healthier
and cheaper food, creating drugs and vaccines, research in natural
sciences, bioremediation, detecting arsenic, CO2 reducing superplant,
Biopunk, Genetically modified food, superhuman, human enhancement,
transhumanism, gene doping, designer baby, genetic pollution
|Health Monitoring |Research and development
Hibernation or suspended animation Research, development, animal
trials Organ transplantation, space travel, prolonged surgery,
emergency care
Life extension, strategies for engineered negligible senescence
Research, experiments, animal testing Increased life spans
Immortality, biological immortality
Nanomedicine Research, experiments, limited use
Nanosensors Research and development
Omni Processor Research and development; some prototypes
Oncolytic virus Human trials (Talimogene laherparepvec, reolysin,
JX-594), commercialisation (H101) Cancer therapy, imaging Oncolytic
virus
Personalized medicine, full genome sequencing Research, experiments
Personalized medical procedures, genome sequencing during drug trials
Personal genomics
Phage therapy First trial uses
Plantibody Clinical trials
Regenerative medicine Some laboratory trials Life extension
Robotic surgery Research, diffusion
Senolytic Under investigation
Stem cell treatments Research, experiments, phase I human trial
spinal cord injury treatment (GERON), cultured cornea transplants
Treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries Stem cell, stem
cell treatments
Synthetic biology, synthetic genomics Research, development, first
synthetic bacteria created May 2010 Infinitely scalable production
processes based on programmable species of bacteria and other life
forms BioBrick, iGEM, synthetic genomics
Tissue engineering Research, diffusion Organ printing, tooth
regeneration
Tricorder Research and development Diagnosing medical conditions
Medical tricorder
Virotherapy Research, human trials Gene therapy, cancer therapy
Virotherapy, Oncolytic Virus
Vitrification or cryoprotectant Research, some experiments Organ
transplantation, cryonics
Neuroscience
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|Artificial brain |Research |Treatment of neurological disease,
artificial intelligence |Blue Brain Project, Human Brain Project
Brain-computer interface Research and commercialization Faster
communication and learning, as well as more "real" entertainment
(generation of feelings and information in brain on-demand) and the
control of emotions in the mentally ill Experience machine, Neuralink,
Stent-electrode recording array
Brain-reading, neuroinformatics Research
Electroencephalography Research, diffusion Controlling electronic
devices via brain waves BrainGate
Head transplant Success in animal experiments, including 2-headed
result Treatment of debilitating diseases or severe disfigurement
Brain transplant, hand transplantation, organ transplantation
Memory erasure Treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
Neuroprosthetics Research, animal trials Visual prosthesis, brain
implant, exocortex, retinal implant, neurograin
|Wetware computer |Experimentation |Artificial general intelligence,
better understanding of neurons
Military
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Caseless ammunition Field tests and limited commercialization
|Lighter and cheaper ammunition; the lack of a case may also simplify
the design of firearms Lightweight Small Arms Technologies
Cloaking device Successful experiments cloaking small objects under
some conditions Stealth Metamaterial cloaking
Directed-energy weapon Research, development, some prototypes Laser
Weapon System, Iron Beam
Electrolaser Research and development
Electrothermal-chemical technology Research and development Tank,
artillery, and close-in weapon systems
Force field Hypothetical, experiments Military and law enforcement,
space travel Plasma window
Green bullet Development Environment-friendly ammunition
Hypersonic cruise missile Development Avangard, Kinzhal, Zircon,
BrahMos-II, Prompt Global Strike, DARPA Falcon Project, DF-ZF, Boeing
X-51 Waverider
Laser weapon Research and development, trials Tracking and
destruction of rockets, bombs, drones etc. Advanced Tactical Laser,
High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System
MAHEM Research and development A formed penetrator using molten metal
in place of self-forging explosives Explosively pumped flux
compression generator
Precision-guided firearm Research and development Increased accuracy
by marksmen EXACTO, Smart bullet, TrackingPoint
Railgun Research and development Cheaper and safer ammunition
Coilgun
Stealth technology Research and development Electronic
countermeasures Plasma stealth, Stealth aircraft, Radar-absorbent
material
Research and development More compact cartridges
Lightweight Small Arms Technologies Research and development
Space
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Emerging technology Status Potential applications Related articles
Artificial gravity Research and development Space travel |Spin
gravity
Asteroid mining Conceptual; NASA has announced plans to capture and
redirect an asteroid |Commerce, resource supply
Inflatable space habitat Development, prototypes built and tested
Space habitats Bigelow Aerospace
Reusable launch vehicle Commercial Circumvention of the cost of
expendable launch vehicles outside of national government or military
missions Reusable launch vehicle
|Starshot Research |Uncrewed interstellar probes
|Stasis chamber |Research and development, experiments
|Interplanetary space travel, interstellar space travel, medical
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Android, gynoid Research, development, prototypes, diffusion,
commercializing Disabled, infant and older people care, housekeeping,
sex-worker, flight-attendant, model, hostess, waiter, security guard
Tesla bot
Gastrobot Prototypes |Robots fuelled by digesting organic matter
Molecular nanotechnology, nanorobotics Hypothetical, experiments
Machines that can make anything given the materials, cheap planetary
terraforming |Rotimatic
Powered exoskeleton Research, development, prototypes, diffusion,
commercializing Heavy lifting, paralysis, muscle-related diseases,
warfare, construction, firefighting, care for the elderly and disabled
LOPES (exoskeleton), ReWalk, Human Universal Load Carrier, fictional
armor Iron Man's armor, Future Force Warrior
Self-reconfiguring modular robot Hypothetical, experiments, early
prototypes As a universal physical machine, SRCMR may change the way
many physical structures and machines are made Robot, swarm robotics,
autonomous research robot
Swarm robotics Hypothetical, experiments Autonomous construction,
space construction Swarm intelligence, autonomous robotics,
nanorobotics, particle swarm optimization, multi-agent systems,
behavior-based robotics
Uncrewed vehicle Research and development, diffusion, commercial
Transport of goods, surveillance, oceanography, wildfire mapping,
pipeline security, home security, anti-piracy, border control,
pursuing criminals, oil, gas and mineral exploration and production,
geophysical and geomagnetic surveys, exploration of hazardous areas,
firefighting, military and peacekeeping operations, search and rescue,
bomb disposal, police raids Unmanned aerial vehicle, AeroVironment,
AeroVironment Global Observer, AeroVironment Nano Hummingbird,
Unmanned combat air vehicle, Unmanned ground vehicle, Unmanned space
vehicle, Unmanned surface vehicle, Unmanned underwater vehicle,
Autonomous underwater vehicle
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Airless tire Research, development, early prototypes Safer tires
Tweel
|Atmospheric satellite |Experimentation |More widespread
communications
Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit Commercialization, diffusion Reducing
air pollution, decreasing oil consumption Electric vehicle
Flexible wings (X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing, Adaptive Compliant
Wing), fluidic flight controls Experiments, prototypes Controlling
aircraft, ships Aircraft flight control system, BAE Systems Demon,
fluidics
Distributed propulsion Prototypes More efficient air travel
|Electric vehicles |Commercialization |Less pollution and sustainable
vehicles |Electric car, Electric bike, Electric plane, Electric boat,
Electric bus, Electric truck
eVTOL Research, Development Low emission and low noise air travel,
air taxis
Flying car Early commercialization, prototypes More effective
transportation Terrafugia Transition, Moller M400 Skycar, Urban
Aeronautics X-Hawk, AeroMobil
Fusion rocket Research, development Fast interplanetary travel,
with limited interstellar travel applications
Ground-level power supply Standardization, commercialization
Reduction of required battery size and weight for battery electric
vehicles by charging while driving
Hoverbike Working prototypes, early commercialization Package
delivery, search and rescue
Hovertrain, Ground effect train, Ground effect vehicle Research,
development Faster trains Aérotrain, Duke Hospital PRT, Hovercraft
Hybrid airship Prototypes Air travel with low fuel consumption
Airlander 10
|Ion-propelled aircraft |Research, development, prototypes |Better
flying transportation, efficient propulsion in air
|Electrohydrodynamics
Jet pack or backpack helicopter Early commercialization, prototypes
More effective individual transportation
Maglev train Research, early commercialization, diffusion Faster
trains Transrapid, Shanghai Maglev Train, Linimo
Magnetic levitation Research, development, Commercialization (Maglev
Train) High temperature superconductivity, cryogenics, low temperature
refrigerators, superconducting magnet design and construction, fiber
reinforced plastics for vehicles and structural concretes,
communication and high power solid-state controls, vehicle design
(aerodynamics and noise mitigation), precision manufacturing,
construction and fabrication of concrete structures, maglev car,
maglev based spacecraft launch Vactrain, Levicar
Magnetohydrodynamic drive Research, development, prototypes Marine
Propulsion, Aircraft Propulsion, Spacecraft Propulsion Yamato 1
Mass driver Prototypes
|Orbital propellant depot |Research, development |Deep-space missions
with larger payloads, satellite life extension, lowering cost per kg
launched to space
Personal rapid transit Early commercialization, diffusion More
effective transportation Morgantown PRT, ULTra
Physical Internet Research
Scooter-sharing system Commercialization Increased density Bird
(company)
Vactrain Research, development Faster way to get somewhere ET3 Global
Alliance, Hyperloop
|Plasma propulsion |Research and development |Spacecraft propulsion
|Pulse detonation engine |Research and development; one prototype
flown in 2008 |Higher-efficiency propulsion
Quiet Supersonic Technology Prototype Supersonic air travel over land
Self-driving car Research, development, early commercialization
Computer-driven vehicles,more effective transportation. | Reducing
concerns of tiredness while driving and also looking outside in the
car. Helpful in countries where employment of personal drivers is
expensive. Waymo, Tesla FSD
Space elevator Research |Non-rocket spacelaunch Orbital ring, Sky
hook, Space fountain
Spaceplane Research, development Hypersonic transport A2, Skylon
Vehicular communication systems Research and development, some
diffusion Traffic management, automatic accommodation of emergency
vehicles, driver assistance systems, automated highways Artificial
Passenger, Dedicated short-range communications, Intelligent
transportation system
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General:
*Anthropogenics
*Differential technological development
*Diffusion of innovations
*Disruptive innovation
*Ecological modernization
*Environmental technology
*Frugal innovation
*Green development
*Industrial ecology
*List of existing technologies predicted in science fiction
*List of hypothetical technologies
*List of inventions
*List of inventors
*Sustainable development
*Technology readiness level
Ethics:
*Bioethics
*Casuistry
*Computer ethics
*Engineering ethics
*Nanoethics
*Neuroethics
References
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Further reading
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* [https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2015/ Ten
Breakthrough Technologies in 2015], 'MIT Technology Review'
* [https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2016/ Ten
Breakthrough Technologies in 2016], 'MIT Technology Review'
* [https://www.technologyreview.com/10-breakthrough-technologies/2017/
Ten Breakthrough Technologies in 2017], 'MIT Technology Review'
* [https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2018/ Ten
Breakthrough Technologies in 2018], 'MIT Technology Review'
* [https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2019/ Ten
Breakthrough Technologies in 2019], 'MIT Technology Review'
* [https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2020/ Ten
Breakthrough Technologies in 2020], 'MIT Technology Review'
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