The Most Important Tech Trend Of 2018 Won't Be A Technology

An exciting convergence is happening between the physical and digital worlds. New innovations, from robotics and new materials to logistics and sustainability, are impacting our industries and our lives.
The past year gave us a sneak peek of big innovations on the horizon. Yet, the most disruptive tech trend of 2018 isn't a technology, it's a company. Amazon isn’t just changing our shopping habits, it’s disrupting entire industries, influencing the design of cities, and impacting our social lives. It threatens parts of our economy while creating new opportunities that make local manufacturing more important than ever.
From a technology perspective, 2017 didn't disappoint. SpaceX demonstrated their premise of reusability to make regular access to space economically feasible. Scientists edited the genes of a human embryo using CRISPR-Cas9. MIT researchers created the first superlight porous material from graphene, and the US Navy 3D printed their first component for use inside an aircraft.