Latest Technology Forecast Results

All Fields of Study
May 20th, 2013
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Fields of Study Technology -
Event Being Forecast 		Most Likely YearMarket Size
(1 - 10)		Expert Confidence (0 -100%)
Energy & Environment Aquaculture - 50% 2017 5.1 70
Energy & Environment Alternative Energy - 30% 2026 7.4 68
Energy & Environment Climate Control -intro. 2021 6.3 68
Energy & Environment GMO - 30% 2021 5.7 66
Information Technology Cloud/Grid -30% 2017 6.5 75
Information Technology Intelligent Interface-30% 2019 5.5 74
Information Technology Gen. 2 Computers-intro. 2025 4.6 60
Medicine & Biogenetics Life Extension - 100 yrs 2042 5.5 63
Medicine & Biogenetics Neurotech -30% 2033 4.6 60
Medicine & Biogenetics Replacement Organs-intro 2026 5.2 63
Medicine & Biogenetics Synthetic Biology -intro. 2025 5.0 67
Transportation Electric Cars -30% 2026 6.3 73
Transportation Fuel Cell Cars -intro. 2019 3.8 64
Transportation Hi-Speed Trains -30% 2030 4.5 63
Transportation Hybrid Cars -30% 2019 5.8 74
Transportation Hypersonic Planes -intro. 2031 3.6 62
Transportation Intelligent Cars -30% 2020 4.9 73
Transportation Small Aircraft -30% 2036 3.5 57
Transportation Small Vehicles-30% SB 2023 3.5 62
Space Commercial Space -intro. 2023 3.3 65
Space Contact -intro. 2072 2.4 37
Space Humans On Mars -intro. 2037 2.3 60
Space Moon Base -intro. 2035 2.8 55
Space Solar Satellites -intro. 2037 3.7 51
Space Space Tourism -intro. SB 2017 2.2 72
Space Star Travel -intro. 2072 2.8 45
Medicine & Biogenetics Cancer Cure -intro. 2030 5.8 65
Medicine & Biogenetics Child Traits -30% 2036 4.0 56
Medicine & Biogenetics E-Health-30% 2018 5.3 74
Medicine & Biogenetics Genetic Therapy -30% 2030 5.5 63
Medicine & Biogenetics Personal Medicine -30% 2025 5.3 67
Energy & Environment Smart Grids - 30% 2025 6.4 69
Energy & Environment Water Purification-90% 2028 6.2 69
Energy & Environment Organic Farming -30% 2025 4.5 66
Energy & Environment Green Economy -30% 2020 6.0 73
Energy & Environment Precision Farming -30% 2021 5.1 69
Information Technology Thought Power - 30% 2024 3.9 61
E-Commerce E-Government -30% 2017 4.5 73
E-Commerce Virtual Education -30% 2018 5.1 73
Manufacturing & Robotics Smart Robots -30% 2027 5.5 67
Manufacturing & Robotics Power Storage -30% SB 2020 5.9 71
Manufacturing & Robotics Nanotechnology -30% 2021 6.2 70
Manufacturing & Robotics Modular Buildings -30% 2025 4.7 61
Manufacturing & Robotics Micro-Machines -30% 2022 4.9 67
Manufacturing & Robotics Mass Customization-30% 2020 5.0 66
Manufacturing & Robotics Designed Materials - 30% 2022 5.2 67
Manufacturing & Robotics 3-D Printing - intro. 2017 4.5 70
E-Commerce TeleWork -30% 2020 5.0 72
E-Commerce Online Publishing -30% SB 2014 5.0 77
E-Commerce Intelligent Web -30% 2017 5.5 74
E-Commerce Global Brain-50% 2017 6.9 74
E-Commerce E-Tailing -15% 2015 6.9 77
E-Commerce Entertainment -30% 2013 6.3 80
Information Technology Virtual Reality -30% 2019 4.8 69
Information Technology Internet of Things-30% 2020 6.7 76
Information Technology Biometrics -30% 2018 4.8 72
Information Technology AI -30% SB 2024 6.3 70

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