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Purpose and benefits

The 1990s proved once again that new technologies can drive fundamental economic changes and that businesses need to tune in to these developments early in order to thrive, if not survive. But before the technologies appear, the basic science must emerge. Given the accelerating pace of change, a business person should not only keep an eye out for emerging technologies, but track key developments in science as well. As it happens, the scientific world is on the cusp of some revolutionary breakthroughs—particularly in the fields of biology, physics, and chemistry. Transformative technologies are sure to follow. The following conversation lays out what to expect in the next decade and beyond.