Companies that are making things from CO2
Several companies now use CO2 to make concrete and cement, jet fuel, textiles, plastics, lenses, laundry detergents, and other materials.
Some recent developments in biodefense and early pathogen detection
Emerging trends in biodefense include new therapeutics, the use of nanotechnology for detection, and synthetic biology methods like CRISPR.
Ocean tech: New ventures and technologies for exploring and navigating the seas
See how emerging technologies in manufacturing and construction, materials, sensor technologies, and analytics enable new ways to discover and explore our oceans.
The gut-brain axis: New therapeutic approaches and R&D
The gut and the brain communicate with each other via hormones, neurotransmitters and nerve signals. The gut-brain axis has been implicated in a variety of conditions, including obesity, anxiety and depression.
Collaborative robotics: Building robots that can safely work with humans
Collaborative robotics is an emerging technology that enables robots to work together in close proximity with humans. This type of robotics has the potential to transform manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, medicine, and other fields.
Thermal energy storage: Some recent developments
Thermal energy storage is a technology that can store heat or cold energy for a period of time, so it can be used on demand.
5 emerging technologies for better weather forecasting
See how new kinds of aircraft, satellite-based sensors, computing infrastructure, and other technologies help improve weather forecasting.
Future computing technologies
Future computing technologies will likely use different materials and computing architectures than current systems. As a starting point for you to explore these technologies further, we gathered R&D and business data from Mergeflow’s API for you.
Exploring R&D, companies, and markets behind The Economist’s “22 emerging technologies to watch 2022″​
The Economist recently highlighted 22 emerging technologies for 2022. We show you data from Mergeflow’s API on these technologies, from venture investments to patents, R&D publications, market analyses, blogs and news.
Sources for technology and business insights explained, part 4/7: Scientific publications
In this article on scientific publications, I will discuss strategies for identifying likely interesting R&D papers.