This list marks 20 years since MIT began compiling an annual selection of the year’s most important technologies. Some, such as mRNA vaccines, are already
changing our lives, while others are still a few years off. In this article you’ll find a brief description along with a link to a feature article that
probes each technology in detail. We hope you’ll enjoy and explore. Taken together, some of our very best minds believe this list represents a glimpse
into our collective future.
Read about the 10 breakthrough technologies of 2021.