DEEP-TECH TRENDS
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
BVLOS is just the start—who owns orchestration and uptime?.
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
The missing link for 2D materials, metamaterials and specialty films.
Betavoltaic (Nuclear) Batteries: Decade-Scale Power for Sensors and Space
From lab curiosity to warranty-able 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
Why component vendors may capture value before reactors do.
Biotechnology and DNA Editing: CRISPR’s Commercial Reality
From first approvals to platforms, services and supply chains.
GaN/SiC Power Electronics: The Quiet Revolution Behind Ultra-Fast Charging
Why wide-bandgap devices are the bottleneck—and unlock—for EV hubs.