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    Brain–computer interfaces are our 2023 technology of the year.

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    The future of transport is the theme of our 2022 technology of the year. Here, we explore, in particular, key challenges in road transport.

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    Two-dimensional materials offer a range of electronic properties — from conducting to semiconducting to insulating — and could be used to create scaled transistors and advanced integrated circuits.

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    Taiwan is home to some of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, who design and manufacture the integrated circuits that underpin a range of technologies.

    Image: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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    Digital tech and the pandemic is the theme of our 2021 technology of the year.

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    The rise of machine learning and artificial intelligence is asking questions about what is the best way to build a computer, and approaches that derive inspiration from the brain could provide an answer. Here, in a series of articles, we explore what such neuromorphic computing can do.

    Image: Seung Hwan Lee, University of Michigan

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    5G — the fifth generation of wireless communications technology — is our 2020 technology of the year.

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    Edge computing — in which data is processed on distributed nodes or devices, near to where it is being generated — is our 2019 technology of the year.

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