Trends Identified
Next-gen nuclear fusion materials withstanding extreme environments
(Definition) Materials technologies relating to materials for the blanket that converts the energy generated from the deuterium-tritium reaction into thermal energy and divertor reducing charged particles and thermal fluxes from plasma by using the magnetic field structure for the development of nuclear fusion technology (Use) Secure a clean and safe source of energy in large volume by commercializing nuclear reactors based on the development of fusion materials.
2019
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2019
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Stretchable display
(Definition) A truly flexible display technology enabling unlimited changes in appearance and length as well as production of displays in large areas at low cost. (Use) Skin smartphone that can transform the appearance, double curvature and ultra-thin displays for vehicles, health monitoring devices with E-skin patch displays, active use of IoT with stretchable wall display.
2019
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2019
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Chemical materials with autonomous life-cycle control
(Definition) A technology enabling autonomous life-cycle protection, report, and decomposition control against external environments. (Use) Available to apply to IoT devices that detect and transfer environmental changes in daily life with no power or in a low-power state and contribute to improve the confidence on the safety of structures such as roads, bridges, and buildings by detecting and reporting abnormal symptoms for disaster protection and restoring the given properties to a certain extent autonomously.
2019
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2019
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)
Textile-based wearable device
(Definition) A technology related to ‘wearable’ IT devices conducting basic functions of electrical/ electronics devices such as input, output, processing, storage, etc. through textiles based on the convergence between IT and textile/weaving/clothing technology, rather than wearable tech accessories. (Use) Existing electrical/electronics/communication technologies are converged into the e-textile technology to realize sophisticated digital features through active embedded electronic devices such as RFID, integrated circuit, display, sensor, nanogenerator, battery, etc. or the textile by itself.
2019
KISTEP 10 Emerging Technologies 2019
South Korea, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)