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Megatrends One Year Later – #16: Material Science Breakthroughs – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
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| Type | article |
| Author | Jim Carroll |
| Publisher | JimCarroll.com |
| Date | 2026-08-26 |
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TrendsMaterial Science BreakthroughsMaterials are becoming more functional, adaptive and engineered for properties that conventional materials could not provide.SignalsOne Year Later: Material Science BreakthroughsOne year ago, in July 2025, I published Megatrend #16: Material Science Breakthroughs as part of my 30 Megatrends series. Time to grade myself.CollectionsThe Foresight ArchiveA dated record of what Jim Carroll said, when he said it, and how those ideas connect to what followed.DomainsAdvanced MaterialsNew materials, nanotechnology and engineered substances that make products lighter, stronger, smarter and more adaptive.