Trends Identified
Space elevators
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Thoth Technology (Canada).
2018
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Vacuum-tube transport
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: The Boring Company/Elon Musk (US), China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (China).
2018
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Smart energy grids
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Tesla (US), ABB (Switzerland), Siemens (Germany), IBM (US), Itron (US).
2018
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Algal bio-fuels
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Synthetic Genomics/ExxonMobil (US), Global Algae Innovations (US), Algenol (US).
2018
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Digital footprint eraser
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Suicide Machine (Netherlands), Just Delete Me (US).
2018
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4-dimensional materials
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Stratasys (US), Autodesk (US).
2018
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Deep ocean windfarms
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Statoil (Norway), Siemens (Germany), Volturn (US), UMaine (US)
2018
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Swarm robotics
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: SRI International (US).
2018
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Low-cost space travel
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Space X/Elon Musk (US), Blue Origin (US), Virgin Galactic (UK), Rocket Lab (US), Axiom Space (US), SpaceIL (Israel), Firefly Aerospace (US).
2018
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Planet colonization
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Space X (US), UAE Mars Mission (UAE), NASA (US).
2018
Table of disruptive technologies
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