Every year, we spend months researching and debating which technologies make the list of 10 breakthrough technologies. We try to focus on a combination of items that reflect the innovations happening in different areas. We cover consumer technology, large-scale industrial-scale projects, biomedical advances, changes in computing, climate solutions, the latest in AI, and more.
We’ve published this list every year since 2001, and frankly we have an impressive track record of alerting people to situations that are about to reach a tipping point. It’s hard to think of any other industry with as much hype behind it as technology, so the real secret to TR10 is actually what we chose to leave out of our list.
Check out the complete list of 10 breakthrough technologies for 2025. It is featured front and center in the latest print issue. It’s all about the exciting innovations happening in the world right now, and includes fascinating stories such as:
+ How digital twins of human organs will transform healthcare and shake up the way new drugs are tested.
+ What does it take for us to fully trust robots? The answer is complex.
+ Wind power is an underutilized resource with the potential to usher the notoriously dirty shipping industry into a greener future. Please read the full text.
+ After decades of setbacks, machine learning tools are helping ecologists unravel a treasure trove of bird acoustic data and shed much-needed light on their migratory habits. Please read the full text.
+ How poop helps nourish the earth, yes. Please read the full text.
Roundtable: Unveiling the 10 breakthrough technologies of 2025
Last week, our executive editor Amy Nordrum, along with news editor Charlotte Gee, announced the 10 breakthrough technologies for 2025 in an exclusive roundtable discussion. Subscribers can watch the conversation here. And if you’re interested in previous discussions on topics ranging from mixed reality technology to gene editing to AI’s climate impact, check out some of the highlights from last year’s event.
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