The TR10 represents the 10 most important technological milestones reached in the last 12 months. To compile the list, Technology Review selects the technologies we believe will have the greatest impact on the shape of innovation in years to come.
This impact can take very different forms: one technology points toward a method of discovering better battery materials for mobile devices and electric vehicles; another offers a new way for entrepreneurs to fund the commercialization of emerging technologies. But in all cases, these are breakthroughs with the potential to transform the world.
Under the right circumstances, solar cells from Semprius could produce power more cheaply than fossil fuels.
Simple and direct analysis of DNA will make genetic testing routine in more situations.
A new way to identify battery materials suitable for mass production could revolutionize energy storage.
The social-networking company is collecting and analyzing consumer data on an unprecedented scale.
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