DEEP-TECH TRENDS
From Demos to Ops: eVTOLs Under National Rules
What’s certified, what’s pending, and where flights start first.
Everyday Objects Filled with Nanobots? Manufacturing and Markets Say “Not Yet”
Molecular-scale assemblers are fascinating—but the commercial stack isn’t there.
New Alloys, Nanotubes and In-Orbit 3D Printing Rewire Space Manufacturing
Lighter, Tougher, Printed—From Suits To Stations.
From Record Shots to Real Megawatts
First-of-a-kind fusion plants could displace fossil peakers and firm renewables (2035–2045).
Nanotech 5/10/20: Five Developments That Will Reshape the Economy
A deep-tech roadmap to the next two decades, including space-centric breakthroughs.
Ten Nanotech Applications You Already Use (and Can Back with Confidence)
A business-first tour of proven nano wins—what they do, who buys them, and why they matter.
Kurzweil’s Timeline for Medical Nanobots Ignores the Hard Parts
Why “nanobots in the bloodstream by the 2030s” underestimates the commercial, clinical and regulatory grind.
Drones at Scale: UTM, Charging Networks and the Business of Air Logistics
What it takes to move from pilots to predictable freight.
Battery-Powered Airplanes: Certification, Turnaround and Airport Ops
What fixed-wing electrics must clear for regional routes to pencil out.
Nanotechnology Meets Robotics: Smarter Skins, Lower Friction, Lighter Frames
How nano-enabled materials change sensing, actuation and uptime.
Materials Foundries: Turning Lab Breakthroughs into Repeatable Supply
From one-off wonders to parts you can order twice.
Betavoltaic (Nuclear) Batteries: Decade-Scale Power for Sensors and Space
From lab curiosity to micro-power products.
eVTOL Operations: Range, Turnaround and the Vertiport P&L
Certification milestones matter—ground ops decide unit economics.
Solid-State Batteries Cross the Aisle: From EV Hype to Aviation Ground Truth
How OEM partnerships, safety cases and turnaround times decide who ships first.
Fusion’s Supply Chain Moment: HTS Magnets, Blankets and Balance-of-Plant
Keeping promises means building factories, not just physics.
Biotechnology and DNA Editing: CRISPR’s Commercial Reality
Getting from breakthrough to buyable product.
GaN/SiC Power Electronics: The Quiet Revolution Behind Ultra-Fast Charging
Why wide-bandgap devices are the bottleneck—and unlock—for EV hubs.