Updated to reflect the federal government's February 2024 Critical and Emerging Technologies List Update
- Advanced supercomputing, including for AI applications
- Edge computing and devices
- Advanced cloud services
- High-performance data storage and data centers
- Advanced computing architectures
- Advanced modeling and simulation
- Data processing and analysis techniquesÂ
- Spatial computing
- Materials by design and material genomics
- Materials with novel properties to include substantial improvements to existing properties
- Novel and emerging techniques for material property characterization and lifecycle assessment
- Aerospace, maritime, and industrial development and production technologies
- Full-authority digital engine control, hot-section manufacturing, and associated technologies
- Payloads, sensors, and instruments
- Sensor processing and data fusionÂ
- Adaptive optics
- Remote sensing of the Earth
- Geophysical sensing
- Signature management
- Detection and characterization of pathogens and of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons and materials
- Transportation-sector sensing
- Security-sector sensing
- Health-sector sensing
- Energy-sector sensing
- Manufacturing-sector sensing
- Building-sector sensingÂ
- Environmental-sector sensing
- Advanced additive manufacturingÂ
- Advanced manufacturing technologies and techniques including those supporting clean, sustainable, and smart manufacturing, nanomanufacturing, lightweight metal manufacturing, and product and material recovery
- Machine learning
- Deep learning
- Reinforcement learning
- Sensory perception and recognition
- AI assurance and assessment techniquesÂ
- Foundation models
- Generative AI systems, multimodal and large language models
- Synthetic data approaches for training, tuning, and testing
- Planning, reasoning, and decision makingÂ
- Technologies for improving AI safety, trust, security, and responsible use
- Novel synthetic biology including nucleic acid, genome, epigenome, and protein synthesis and engineering, including design toolsÂ
- Multi-omics and other biometrology, bioinformatics, computational biology, predictive modeling, and analytical tools for functional phenotypes
- Engineering of sub-cellular, multicellular, and multi-scale systemsÂ
- Cell-free systems and technologiesÂ
- Engineering of viral and viral delivery systems
- Biotic/abiotic interfacesÂ
- Biomanufacturing and bioprocessing technologies
- Renewable generation
- Renewable and sustainable chemistries, fuels, and feedstocks
- Nuclear energy systems
- Fusion energy
- Energy storage
- Electric and hybrid enginesÂ
- Batteries
- Grid integration technologies
- Energy-efficiency technologies
- Carbon management technologies
- Distributed ledger technologies
- Digital assets
- Digital payment technologies
- Digital identity technologies, biometrics, and associated infrastructureÂ
- Communications and network securityÂ
- Privacy-enhancing technologiesÂ
- Technologies for data fusion and improving data interoperability, privacy, and securityÂ
- Distributed confidential computingÂ
- Computing supply chain security
- Security and privacy technologies in augmented reality/virtual reality
- Lasers
- High-power microwaves
- Particle beams
- SurfaceÂ
- Air
- Maritime
- Space
- Supporting digital infrastructure, including High Definition (HD) maps
- Autonomous command and control
- Augmented reality
- Virtual realityÂ
- Human-machine teamingÂ
- Neurotechnologies
- PropulsionÂ
- Aerodynamics and control
- Materials, structures, and manufacturing
- Detection, tracking, characterization, and defense
- Testing
- Radio-frequency (RF) and mixed-signal circuits, antennas, filters, and components
- Spectrum management and sensing technologies
- Future generation wireless networks
- Optical links and fiber technologiesÂ
- Terrestrial/undersea cables
- Satellite-based and stratospheric communicationsÂ
- Delay-tolerant networking
- Mesh networks/infrastructure independent communication technologies
- Software-defined networking and radiosÂ
- Modern data exchange techniquesÂ
- Adaptive network controlsÂ
- Resilient and adaptive waveforms
Diversified PNT-enabling technologies for users and systems in airborne, space-based, terrestrial, subterranean, and underwater settings
Interference, jamming, and spoofing detection technologies, algorithms, analytics, and networked monitoring systems
Disruption/denial-resisting and hardening technologies
- Quantum computing
- Materials, isotopes, and fabrication techniques for quantum devicesÂ
- Quantum sensing
- Quantum communications and networking
- Supporting systems
- Design and electronic design automation tools
- Manufacturing process technologies and manufacturing equipment
- Beyond complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technologyÂ
- Heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging
- Specialized/tailored hardware components for artificial intelligence, natural and hostile radiation environments, RF and optical components, high-power devices, and other critical applications
- Novel materials for advanced microelectronics
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS)
- Novel architectures for non-Von Neumann computing
- In-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing as well as enabling technologies
- Technology enablers for cost-effective on-demand, and reusable space launch systems
- Technologies that enable access to and use of cislunar space and/or novel orbits
- Sensors and data analysis tools for space-based observationsÂ
- Space propulsionÂ
- Advanced space vehicle power generation
- Novel space vehicle thermal management
- Crewed spaceflight enablers
- Resilient and path-diverse space communication systems, networks, and ground stations
- Space launch, range, and safety technologies