2026 Momentum 100 — Top Emerging Technologies (Economist Style)

2026 Momentum 100

Top ranked technologies sorted by Growth Index
Data technologies
Biotechnologies
ConvergeTech
Healthtech
Nanotech
Autonomous tech
Network technologies
0.00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91.0Reinforcement learningBlockchainOmicsChatbotArtificial neural networkKnowledge Graph3D printingTelemedicineAugmented realityWhole genome sequencingQuantum computingCRISPRLithium-ion batteryMetagenomicsQuantum algorithmNanofluidPrecision agricultureMicrogridSoft roboticsLiquid biopsyTensorFlowImmersive technologyTelerehabilitationDistributed ledgerDigital pathologyAutomated machine learningFlexible electronicsHomomorphic encryptionPerovskite solar cellRobotic process automationNanoporeGesture recognitionPredictive analyticsFlow batteryBattery recyclingPhotonic integrated circuitCyber-physical systemGreen nanotechnologyStructural health monitoringQuantum cryptographyRobot navigationLegged robotElectronic nosePhotodynamic therapyPrescriptive analyticsSuper-resolution imagingMHealthBioelectronicsPersonalized medicineNeuromodulationBiocompositeAutomated reasoningDNA nanotechnologyTeleoperationAutonomous robotWireless power transferSensor fusionSemantic searchMobile mappingImaging informaticsEvolutionary roboticsSmart lightingHandwriting recognitionAtom opticsPreclinical imagingCloud roboticsSuper-resolution microscopyNanomanufacturingComputational financeParamedicineVision rehabilitationPharmacovigilanceSynthetic genomicsMolecular electronicsReconfigurable computingImage-guided surgerySmart antennaTransparent ceramicsBiorefineryRefractive surgeryAutomatic summarizationOrganic electronicsLi-FiDrug repositioningHigh-throughput screeningNanomedicineTargeted drug deliveryNanofiltrationConcentrated solar powerMicrobial fuel cellNeurotechnologySmart polymerNanobiotechnologyNeurofeedbackHome automationMagnetic bearingCapsule endoscopyWireless mesh networkDigital radiographyNeural machine translation