TechVision 70

70 Emerging Technologies — Technologies, Markets and Market Players

• Published: April 2026
• 247 pages
• Pricing and ordering

 

The emerging technology landscape has never moved faster — or demanded more from the executives, investors, and strategists responsible for navigating it. In 2026, nuclear fusion reactors are achieving ignition milestones, solid-state battery manufacturers are accelerating toward volume production, electric vertical take-off aircraft are approaching regulatory certification, and CRISPR gene therapies have received their first regulatory approvals. Simultaneously, the AI-driven demand for data centre power is rewriting the economics of both semiconductor packaging and clean baseload energy. Every sector of the global economy is being reshaped by forces that no single technology report, however deep, can fully capture.

TechVision70 2026 is the essential intelligence reference built for this moment. Now expanded to 70 breakthrough technologies — up from 60 in the 2025 edition — the report provides expert-written analysis of every major emerging technology domain: advanced materials, energy, biotechnology, AI and computing, transportation, communications, medical technology, sustainability, and manufacturing. Each of the 70 technologies is profiled to a consistent analytical depth across five dimensions: what the technology is, why it is strategically important, which industries it will disrupt, what enabling technologies underpin it, and a curated directory of the key global market players operating in that space. The result is the most comprehensive single-volume emerging technology intelligence reference available — and the only one that spans the full landscape in structured, actionable form.

The 2026 edition introduces ten newly identified high-priority technology areas, selected through rigorous analysis of the latest market intelligence. These additions reflect the technologies that have crossed critical commercial momentum thresholds in the past twelve months: where private capital has committed at scale, where regulatory milestones have been achieved, and where the strategic implications for adjacent industries have become impossible to ignore.

The TechVision 70:

1. Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS)
2. Personalized Medicine
3. Bio-based Energetics
4. Humanoid Robots
5. Sodium-ion Batteries
6. Quantum Sensors
7. MicroLED Displays
8. Brain-computer Interfaces
9. Gridscale Wireless Energy Transmission and Charging
10. Quantum Computing
11. Industrial Metaverse
12. Post-quantum Cryptography
13. Quantum Dot short-wave infrared (SWIR) Sensing in AI and Machine vision
14. Biologically Inspired AI
15. 4D printing
16. Metamaterials
17. AI Chips
18. Hyperspectral Imaging
19. Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Technologies
20. Green Hydrogen
21. Biomanufacturing
22. Biocatalysts
23. Soft Robotics
24. Shape Memory Materials
25. Materials Informatics
26. Transparent Electronics
27. Regenerative Agriculture
28. Bioprinting
29. RNA Therapeutics
30. Neuromorphic Computing
31. Conductive Carbon Nanomaterials
32. Liquid Metal Alloys
33. Advanced Ceramics
34. Mycelium Composites
35. Self-Healing Materials
36. Transparent Solar Panels
37. Chemical Recycling
38. Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)
39. Carbon Removal Concrete
40. Edible Coatings
41. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
42. Bio-based and Degradable Batteries
43. Synthetic Biology
44. Generative Biology
45. Quantum Batteries
46. Agrivoltaics
47. Wearable Energy Harvesting
48. Perovskite Materials
49. Antibody-drug Conjugates (ADCs)
50. Heat Batteries
51. Telemedicine
52. Nanocoatings
53. Digital Twins
54. Robotaxis
55. Sustainable Aviation Fuel
56. Green Steel
57. Continuous Glucose Monitoring
58. 6G Wireless Communication Networks
59. Augmented Reality
60. Hybrid Computing
61. Solid-State Batteries
62. Nuclear Fusion Energy
63. Advanced Semiconductor Packaging & Chiplets
64. eVTOL & Advanced Air Mobility
65. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
66. Co-Packaged Optics & Silicon Photonics
67. CRISPR & Next-Gen Precision Gene Editing
68. Quantum Communication & QKD
69. Solid-State & Caloric Cooling
70. Software-Defined Vehicles

 

The publication is designed for executives, investors, R&D directors, strategy consultants, and government technology advisors who need the full emerging technology picture — not a narrow vertical slice — in a single structured reference. It is the only publication of its scope and consistency in the market.

Report Contents include:

• 70 technology profiles, each structured consistently across five analytical dimensions
• What is it? — a clear, accessible definition of the technology and its key variants
• Why is it important? — strategic importance, competitive implications, and the market drivers creating urgency
• What industries will it impact? — sector-by-sector analysis of disruption and opportunity across the value chain
• What technologies are used? — key enabling sub-technologies, materials, systems, and processes explained
• Market players directory — curated, non-exhaustive tables of key global companies per technology, with descriptions and web references
• 10 newly added technologies for 2026
• 500+ global market players profiled across 70 structured market player tables
• Coverage spanning energy, AI and computing, biotechnology, advanced materials, transportation, communications, sustainability, healthcare, and manufacturing

 

Table of Contents

1. Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) …..  7

What is it? · Why is it important? · What industries will it impact? · What technologies are used? · Table 1. Market players in DACCS  …..  7–9

2. Personalized Medicine …..  10

What is it? · Why is it important? · What industries will it impact? · What technologies are used? · Table 2. Market players in Personalized Medicine  …..  10–12

3. Bio-based Energetics …..  13

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 3. Materials, Markets and Market Players in Bio-based Energetics…..  13–14

4. Humanoid Robots …..  15

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 4. Market players in Humanoid Robots  …..  15–17

5. Sodium-ion Batteries …..  18

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 5. Market players in Sodium-ion Batteries  …..  18–20

6. Quantum Sensors …..  21

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 6. Market players in Quantum Sensors  …..  21–23

7. MicroLED Displays …..  24

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 7. Market players in MicroLED Displays  …..  24–26

8. Brain Computer Interfaces …..  27

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 8. Market players in Brain-Computer Interfaces  …..  27–29

9. Gridscale Wireless Energy Transmission and Charging …..  30

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 9.  …..  30–32

10. Quantum Computing …..  33

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 10. Market players in Quantum Computing  …..  33–35

11. Industrial Metaverse …..  36

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 11. Market players in The Industrial Metaverse  …..  36–38

12. Post-Quantum Cryptography …..  39

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 12. Market players in Post-Quantum Cryptography  …..  39–41

13. Quantum Dot SWIR Sensing in AI and Machine Vision …..  42

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 13. Market players in Quantum Dot SWIR Sensing  …..  42–44

14. Biologically Inspired AI …..  45

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 14. Market players in Biologically Inspired AI  …..  45–47

15. 4D Printing …..  48

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 15. Market players in 4D Printing  …..  48–50

16. Metamaterials …..  51

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 16. Market players in Metamaterials  …..  51–53

17. AI Chips …..  54

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 17. Market players in AI Chips  …..  54–56

18. Hyperspectral Imaging …..  57

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 18. Market players in Hyperspectral Imaging  …..  57–59

19. Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Technologies …..  60

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 19.  …..  60–62

20. Green Hydrogen …..  63

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 20. Market players in Green Hydrogen  …..  63–65

21. Biomanufacturing …..  66

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 21. Market players in Biomanufacturing  …..  66–68

22. Biocatalysts …..  69

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 22. Market players in Biocatalysts  …..  69–71

23. Soft Robotics …..  72

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 23. Market players in Soft Robotics  …..  72–74

24. Shape Memory Materials …..  75

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 24. Market players in Shape Memory Materials  …..  75–77

25. Materials Informatics …..  78

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 25. Market players in Materials Informatics  …..  78–80

26. Transparent Electronics …..  81

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 26. Market players in Transparent Electronics  …..  81–83

27. Regenerative Agriculture …..  84

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 27. Market players in Regenerative Agriculture  …..  84–86

28. Bioprinting …..  87

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 28. Market players in Bioprinting  …..  87–89

29. RNA Therapeutics …..  90

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 29. Market players in RNA Therapeutics  …..  90–92

30. Neuromorphic Computing …..  93

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 30. Market players in Neuromorphic Computing  …..  93–95

31. Conductive Carbon Nanomaterials …..  96

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 31.  …..  96–98

32. Liquid Metal Alloys …..  99

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 32. Market players in Liquid Metals  …..  99–101

33. Advanced Ceramics …..  102

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 33. Market players in Advanced Ceramics  …..  102–104

34. Mycelium Composites …..  105

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 34. Market players in Mycelium Composites  …..  105–107

35. Self-Healing Materials …..  108

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 35. Market players in Self-Healing Materials  …..  108–110

36. Transparent Solar Panels …..  111

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 36. Market players in Transparent Solar Panels  …..  111–113

37. Chemical Recycling …..  114

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 37. Market players in Chemical Recycling  …..  114–116

38. Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) …..  117

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 38. Market players in PICs  …..  117–119

39. Carbon Removal Concrete …..  120

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 39.  …..  120–122

40. Edible Coatings …..  123

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 40. Market players in Edible Films and Coatings  …..  123–125

41. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) …..  126

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 41. Market players in MOFs  …..  126–128

42. Bio-based and Degradable Batteries …..  129

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 42.  …..  129–131

43. Synthetic Biology …..  132

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 43. Market players in Synthetic Biology  …..  132–134

44. Generative Biology …..  135

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 44. Market players in Generative Biology  …..  135–137

45. Quantum Batteries …..  138

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 45. Market players in Quantum Batteries  …..  138–140

46. Agrivoltaics …..  141

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 46. Market players in Agrivoltaics  …..  141–143

47. Wearable Energy Harvesting …..  144

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 47. Market players in Wearable Energy Harvesting  …..  144–146

48. Perovskite Materials …..  147

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 48. Market players in Perovskite Materials  …..  147–149

49. Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) …..  150

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 49. Market players in ADCs  …..  150–153

50. Heat Batteries …..  154

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 50. Market players in Heat Batteries  …..  154–156

51. Telemedicine …..  157

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 51. Market players in Telemedicine  …..  157–160

52. Nanocoatings …..  161

Materials, Markets and Market Players · Table 52. Market players in Nanocoatings  …..  161–163

53. Digital Twins …..  164

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 53. Market players in Digital Twins  …..  164–166

54. Robotaxis …..  167

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 54. Market players in Robotaxis  …..  167–169

55. Sustainable Aviation Fuel …..  170

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 55. Market players in SAF  …..  170–172

56. Green Steel …..  173

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 56. Market players in Green Steel  …..  173–175

57. Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) …..  176

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 57. Market players in CGM  …..  176–178

58. 6G Wireless Communication Networks …..  179

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 58. Market players in 6G  …..  179–181

59. Augmented Reality …..  182

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 59. Market players in Augmented Reality  …..  182–184

60. Optical Computing …..  185

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 60. Market players in Optical Computing  …..  185–187

 

NEW FOR 2026 — Technologies 61–70

61. Solid-State Batteries …..  188

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 61. Market players in Solid-State Batteries  …..  188–193

62. Nuclear Fusion Energy …..  194

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 62. Market players in Nuclear Fusion Energy  …..  194–199

63. Advanced Semiconductor Packaging & Chiplet Technology …..  200

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 63. Market players in Advanced Semiconductor Packaging  …..  200–205

64. eVTOL & Advanced Air Mobility …..  206

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 64. Market players in eVTOL & AAM  …..  206–211

65. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) …..  212

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 65. Market players in SMRs  …..  212–217

66. Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) & Silicon Photonics …..  218

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 66. Market players in CPO & Silicon Photonics  …..  218–223

67. CRISPR & Next-Generation Precision Gene Editing …..  224

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 67. Market players in CRISPR & Gene Editing  …..  224–229

68. Quantum Communication & Quantum Key Distribution …..  230

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 68. Market players in Quantum Communication  …..  230–235

69. Solid-State & Caloric Cooling …..  236

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 69. Market players in Solid-State Cooling  …..  236–241

70. Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) …..  242

Technologies, Markets and Market Players · Table 70. Market players in Software-Defined Vehicles  …..  242–247