Trends Identified
Data uploading from the brain
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Kernel (US), Neuralink/Elon Musk (US), 2 Initiative (Russia), Darpa (US), General Electric/Braingate (US), possibly Facebook (US).
2018
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Resource gamification
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Joulebug (US), Waterpebble (UK).
2018
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Fusion power
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: ITER (EU/France), Tokamak Energy (UK), Alphabet/ Google/Tri Alpha Energy (US), General Fusion (Canada), Helion Energy (US), Lockheed Martin (US).
2018
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Imperial College London
Mega-scale desalination
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Israel Desalination Enterprises Technologies (Israel), Acciona (Spain), Fluence Corporation (US).
2018
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Autonomous robotic surgery
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Intuitive Surgical (US), Verb Surgical/Alphabet/Johnson & Johnson (US), Da Vinci Surgery (US).
2018
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Shape-shifting matter
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Intel (US).
2018
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Whole earth virtualisation
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Improbable (UK).
2018
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Fully immersive virtual reality (VR)
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Improbable (UK), HelloVR (US), Magic Leap (US), Microsoft (US). See also Mind Maze (US), Facebook (US) and possibly Apple (US).
2018
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Cultured meat
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: Impossible Foods (US), Memphis Meats (US), Super Meat (Israel), Finless Foods (US), New Harvest (US).
2018
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Emotionally aware machines
Example of Organizationsactive in the area: IBM (US), Toyota (Japan), Mimosys (Japan), Persado (US), Joy AI (US).
2018
Table of disruptive technologies
Imperial College London