FRONTIER PROTOTYPES100 Monitored Entities9-Vector SMS TelemetryNASA TRL 1–9

Emerging Frontier Technologies 100

Tracking high-momentum technologies transitioning from academic wet-labs and cleanrooms into experimental prototypes and testbeds.

Master SMS Equation: $$\text{SMS} = 200 R_{\text{momentum}} + 150 N_{\text{novelty}} + 150 V_{\text{validation}} + 100 L_{\text{activity}} + 100 F_{\text{funding}} + 100 P_{\text{patents}} + 100 A_{\text{adoption}} + 50 S_{\text{attention}} + 50 C_{\text{commercial}}$$
Derivation
#1-2

Aquila 256-Neutral-Atom Quantum Processor

10.1038/s41586-023-06927-3
SMS Score
982.7 /1000
30D Surge
+48.8%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Quantum Computing
#2-1

Condor 1,121-Qubit Superconducting Quantum Chip

10.1103/PhysRevX.14.011005
SMS Score
977.9 /1000
30D Surge
+29.0%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Quantum Computing
#3β€”

Sycamore Topological Surface Code Architecture

10.1038/s41586-022-05434-1
SMS Score
973.3 /1000
30D Surge
+37.0%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Quantum Computing
#4+3

Photonic Fault-Tolerant Silicon Qubit Architecture

10.1126/science.adg8761
SMS Score
966.5 /1000
30D Surge
+7.3%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Quantum Computing
#5β€”

Trapped-Ion H2-1 Quantum Computer (56 Qubits)

arXiv:2406.02501
SMS Score
961.9 /1000
30D Surge
+42.9%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Quantum Computing
#6β€”

Majorana Zero-Mode Topological Qubit Core

10.1103/PhysRevB.107.245423
SMS Score
954.0 /1000
30D Surge
+19.7%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Quantum Computing
#7-1

Silicon Spin Qubit Bilayer Heterostructure

10.1038/s41565-023-01452-9
SMS Score
949.0 /1000
30D Surge
+52.7%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Quantum Computing
#8β€”

Diamond NV-Center Quantum Repeater Network

10.1038/s41586-021-03505-3
SMS Score
942.4 /1000
30D Surge
+28.1%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Quantum Computing
#9-1

Superconducting Fluxonium Qubit Circuitry

10.1103/PRXQuantum.4.040301
SMS Score
937.7 /1000
30D Surge
+53.1%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Quantum Computing
#10-1

Cryogenic CMOS Quantum Controller ASIC (Horse Ridge II)

10.1109/JSSC.2023.3289012
SMS Score
931.8 /1000
30D Surge
+10.5%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Quantum Computing
#11+3

Room-Temperature Ambient Superconductor Candidate Search (LK-Engine)

10.1038/s41586-023-06673-4
SMS Score
924.9 /1000
30D Surge
+13.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#12+2

Magic-Angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene Correlated Superlattices

10.1038/nature26160
SMS Score
920.7 /1000
30D Surge
+32.3%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#13-1

Synthetic Diamond Wafer Semiconductor Substrates (100mm)

10.1002/pssa.202300451
SMS Score
913.9 /1000
30D Surge
+8.3%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#14-1

Direct Air Capture Metal-Organic Frameworks (CALF-20)

10.1126/science.abi7281
SMS Score
908.0 /1000
30D Surge
+38.8%
NASA TRL
TRL 9
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#15-3

Self-Healing Vascular Polymeric Structural Composites

10.1038/s41563-023-01602-x
SMS Score
902.5 /1000
30D Surge
+16.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#16β€”

MXene 2D Transition Metal Carbide Pseudocapacitive Electrodes

10.1038/s41578-022-00465-1
SMS Score
897.1 /1000
30D Surge
+39.6%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#17β€”

Metamaterial Acoustic / Optical Cloaking Hyperlens

10.1126/science.1147231
SMS Score
892.0 /1000
30D Surge
+18.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 4
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#18β€”

Aerogel Thermal Barrier (Silica-Polyimide Nanofoam)

10.1021/acsami.2c19012
SMS Score
885.9 /1000
30D Surge
+34.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#19+3

Single-Atom Catalysts (SAC) for Carbon-to-Ethylene Reduction

10.1038/s41570-023-00492-3
SMS Score
879.2 /1000
30D Surge
+49.5%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#20β€”

Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor (RV16X-NANO)

10.1038/s41586-019-1493-0
SMS Score
872.6 /1000
30D Surge
+19.4%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Advanced Materials & Nanotech
#21-3

Integrated Photonic Tensor Core Optical Accelerator

10.1038/s41586-021-03123-x
SMS Score
869.1 /1000
30D Surge
+11.8%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#22+4

High-Power Thin-Disk Laser Inertial Fusion Driver

10.1364/OPTICA.452119
SMS Score
863.2 /1000
30D Surge
+33.5%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#23-3

Nonlinear Lithium Niobate on Insulator (LNOI) Modulator

10.1038/s41586-018-0551-y
SMS Score
857.0 /1000
30D Surge
+50.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#24+4

Optical Frequency Comb Microresonator (Soliton Comb)

10.1126/science.aao4882
SMS Score
849.7 /1000
30D Surge
+9.7%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#25+1

Metasurface Flat Optical Lenses for Wafer-Scale Cameras

10.1126/science.aaf6605
SMS Score
846.1 /1000
30D Surge
+10.3%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#26-2

Topological Laser Cavity Array with Zero Backscatter

10.1126/science.aar4005
SMS Score
839.9 /1000
30D Surge
+37.8%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#27-1

Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Sensor

10.1038/s41566-023-01201-9
SMS Score
833.5 /1000
30D Surge
+13.9%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#28+1

Continuous-Wave Room-Temperature Polariton Laser

10.1038/s41566-021-00825-7
SMS Score
829.0 /1000
30D Surge
+11.8%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#29+4

Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector (SNSPD)

10.1038/s41566-020-00716-2
SMS Score
821.4 /1000
30D Surge
+18.9%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#30β€”

Silicon Photonic Optical Phased Array (OPA LiDAR)

10.1364/OE.27.026989
SMS Score
815.6 /1000
30D Surge
+48.4%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Photonics & Optoelectronics
#31+3

SPARC High-Field HTS Tokamak Fusion Core

10.1017/S002237782000122X
SMS Score
810.5 /1000
30D Surge
+31.9%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#32β€”

National Ignition Facility Target Chamber (Net Gain 3.88 MJ)

10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102
SMS Score
805.6 /1000
30D Surge
+40.8%
NASA TRL
TRL 5
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#33-1

Polaris Magneto-Inertial Direct Energy Recovery Reactor

arXiv:2311.14002
SMS Score
797.2 /1000
30D Surge
+16.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#34β€”

Sheared-Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch FuZE-Q Chamber

10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.145001
SMS Score
794.0 /1000
30D Surge
+35.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 5
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#35+1

Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Photovoltaic Cell (33.9% Efficiency)

10.1038/s41560-023-01378-0
SMS Score
787.6 /1000
30D Surge
+20.9%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#36-1

Solid-State Lithium-Metal Electrolyte Anode

10.1038/s41560-022-01124-x
SMS Score
780.3 /1000
30D Surge
+26.4%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#37β€”

Iron-Air Multi-Day Grid Storage Battery (100-Hour)

10.1149/1945-7111/ac8221
SMS Score
774.9 /1000
30D Surge
+9.5%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#38+3

Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) Green Hydrogen

10.1038/s41578-023-00589-2
SMS Score
768.8 /1000
30D Surge
+26.9%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#39+3

Sodium-Ion Prismatic Power Cell (160 Wh/kg)

10.1002/aenm.202301901
SMS Score
763.2 /1000
30D Surge
+6.9%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#40+4

Natrium Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor with Molten Salt Storage

10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112450
SMS Score
757.7 /1000
30D Surge
+40.1%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Nuclear Fusion & Clean Energy
#41+1

Figure 02 Autonomous Humanoid Neural Robot

arXiv:2407.12301
SMS Score
752.7 /1000
30D Surge
+38.5%
NASA TRL
TRL 6
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#42+4

Atlas Fully Electric Humanoid Dynamic System

10.1109/TRO.2023.3298102
SMS Score
746.9 /1000
30D Surge
+11.4%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#43+3

Da Vinci 5 Next-Gen Robotic Surgical Console

10.1097/SLA.0000000000006124
SMS Score
739.4 /1000
30D Surge
+25.0%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#44β€”

Soft Biohybrid Muscle-Actuated Robotic Fish

10.1126/science.abm7864
SMS Score
733.4 /1000
30D Surge
+33.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 4
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#45-2

AnySkin Tactile Sensory Matrix for Dexterous Hands

10.1109/ICRA.2024.10611201
SMS Score
728.3 /1000
30D Surge
+17.8%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#46+3

CyberRunner Model-Based RL Bipedal Dynamic Locomotion

10.1038/s42256-023-00774-6
SMS Score
724.4 /1000
30D Surge
+7.8%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#47β€”

Agility Digit Bipedal Logistics Warehouse Fleet

10.1177/02783649231189012
SMS Score
717.5 /1000
30D Surge
+15.2%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#48-1

Bio-Inspired Ornithopter Micro-Aerial Vehicle

10.1126/scirobotics.aat0359
SMS Score
710.8 /1000
30D Surge
+6.9%
NASA TRL
TRL 7
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#49β€”

Modular Robotic Soft Exosuit for Gait Rehabilitation

10.1126/scitranslmed.aai9084
SMS Score
704.4 /1000
30D Surge
+18.5%
NASA TRL
TRL 8
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics
#50β€”

Octopus-Inspired Soft Continuum Manipulator

10.1089/soro.2023.0041
SMS Score
701.2 /1000
30D Surge
+8.5%
NASA TRL
TRL 5
Domain
Robotics & Bio-mechanics

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