science predictions for 2027 | Future timeline

Read science predictions for 2027, a year that will see the world transform thanks to scientific disruptions that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore many of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

science forecasts for 2027

  • RoboBees are utilized to pollinate crops in large scales. 1
  • 4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time. 1
  • Tiny robots remove carbon dioxide from oceans to reduce the impact of climate change 1
  • 4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time 1
  • DARPA's Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) goes into operation1
Forecast
In 2027, a number of science breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
  • Between 2027 and 2029, NASA completes the construction of the “Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway,” a space station that now orbits the moon. Likelihood: 70% 1
  • Tiny robots remove carbon dioxide from oceans to reduce the impact of climate change 1
  • RoboBees are utilized to pollinate crops in large scales 1
  • 4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time 1
  • DARPA's Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) goes into operation 1

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