Four major underlying themes are shaping many of the specific technologies.

Four major underlying themes are shaping many of the specific technologies.

 

1. Trust & Safety in a Connected World

With information (and misinformation) spreading faster than ever, technologies to verify what’s real, safeguard privacy, and ensure content authenticity are becoming critical.  

2. Next-Generation Biotechnology for Health

Innovations that move biology closer to engineering (living therapeutics, repurposed drugs, better diagnostics) are pushing boundaries of health care, disease prevention, and personal medicine.  

3. Redesigning Industrial Sustainability

Industries are rethinking processes—from how fertilizers are made, to how factories run, to how materials themselves are built—to reduce environmental impact. Efficiency + sustainability are no longer optional.  

4. Integration of Energy & Materials

New materials and energy systems are being developed in a way that they support each other—materials that store energy, energy systems built with advanced materials, etc. These are enabling lighter, more efficient, and more sustainable solutions.