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MIT List: The 50 Smartest Hi-Tech Companies of 2017

MIT List: The 50 Smartest Hi-Tech Companies of 2017 | Best | Scoop.it

Each year MIT Technology Editors identify 50 companies creating new opportunities by combining important technologies and business savvy. Some are large companies that seem to be growing ever larger, like Amazon and Apple. Others, like IBM, or General Electric are old-guard giants betting on technology renewal. And the list is full of ambitious startups like SpaceX, which is changing the economics of space travel with reusable rockets; Face ++, a pioneer in face recognition technology; and additive-manufacturing firms Carbon and Desktop Metal. For additional perspective on the list, which starts below, please see "It Pays to Be Smart." The MIT editors pick the 50 companies that best combine innovative technology with an effective business model.

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10 emerging breakthrough technologies in 2017 (MIT list)

10 emerging breakthrough technologies in 2017 (MIT list) | Best | Scoop.it

The TR10 list represents the 10 most important technological milestones reached in the last 12 months. To compile the list, Technology Review selects the technologies we believe will have the greatest impact on the shape of innovation in years to come.

 

This impact can take very different forms: one technology points toward a method of discovering better battery materials for mobile devices and electric vehicles; another offers a new way for entrepreneurs to fund the commercialization of emerging technologies. But in all cases, these are breakthroughs with the potential to transform the world.

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