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How can emerging technologies move from scientific promise to real-world impact? At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, Frederick Fenter joined Katherine Daniell, Stephan Mergenthaler, and Abdulaziz AlJaziri to launch the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026. For more than a decade, the report has identified the technologies most likely to reshape societies and economies. This year’s list, co-published by Frontiers and the World Economic Forum for the fourth time, signals a decisive shift to technologies that can transform the physical world. “A number of these technologies drive the concept that we can be bolder now and develop actionable hypotheses. We see examples of high-quality prediction moving upstream, broadening what is worth attempting scientifically” — Frederick Fenter. For Frontiers, this is where open science matters most. By connecting expert communities, making trusted research more visible, and bringing science into global decision-making spaces, we help emerging ideas travel further, faster, and closer to real-world use. Ten technologies. Tangible impact. Real-world change. Watch the launch here: https://lnkd.in/eWPhbTHi