Additive Manufacturing 

A suite of emerging technologies that fabricate three-dimensional objects directly from digital models through an additive process.

Additive Manufacturing

Artificial Intelligence

A machine-based software intelligence capable of evolving autonomously as more data is added into its algorithmic structure. In short, Artificial Intelligence is founded on the principles of constantly learning while trying to draw conclusion based on logical and numerical structures.

Biotechnology

A technology domain represented by the natural progression of synthesized gene sequence, engineered biochemical pathways and even entire microorganisms.

Blockchain

An immutable and tamper-proof online database that stores information across a network of personal computers, making it decentralized and distributed. This means that no single central company or person owns the database and that multiple users in the network can use it and help run it.

Computing

All computing is based on the coordinated use of computer devices, called hardware, and the computer programs that drive them, called software, and all software applications are built using data and process specifications, called data structures and algorithms.

Drone 

Officially named an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a drone can be flown autonomously by onboard computers or via remote control by a human pilot.

Drone

Electronics

The branch of physics and technology concerned with the design of circuits using transistors and microchips, and with the behaviour and movement of electrons in a semiconductor, conductor, vacuum, or gas.

Augmented Reality Illustration

Encompassing augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies, Extended Reality (XR) refers to all real-and-virtual combined environments and human-machine interactions generated by computer technology and wearables. 

Extended Reality

Geoengineering

Geoengineering, the large-scale manipulation of a specific process central to controlling Earth’s climate for the purpose of obtaining a specific outcome or climate response.

IoT Illustration

A network of physical devices, vehicles and other objects embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators and network connectivity that enable the collection and exchange of data between them.

Internet-of-Things

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology deals with all aspects of knowledge of scientific and industrial techniques that are developed or used to design, manufacture, analyze or apply materials and devices of nanometer dimensions.

Photonics

The branch of technology concerned with the properties and transmission of photons, for example in fibre optics.

Robotics

Robotics are mathematical models specifying equations of manipulator motions subjected to forces and relative to a chosen coordinate system.

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A quantitative data analysis that evaluates emerging technologies from 1 to 9 based on their maturation level.

Associated technology applications with TRL higher than or equal to 7. Current applications are at both prototype and product stages and more technically developed compared to Future Applications.

Associated technology applications with TRL lower than or equal to 6. Future applications cover concept, proof-of-concept, validation, and prototype stages and are less technically developed compared to Current Applications.