Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

MITRE Corporation's Emerging and Disruptive Technologies Office nurtures programs in technology areas not traditionally part of MITRE's work, in order to apply increased understanding to the practical challenges of their sponsors. Some of these areas of study may result from new intersections of existing technology, such as biology, information technology, and systems engineering.

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00:00:11 fifty years ago the laser was the stuff of science fiction and top-secret research now you will find lasers used in everything from DVD players to speed guns to eye surgery technology that was once esoteric is now every day photons connected through the mysterious quantum mechanical process known as entanglement maybe the key to designing computers that perform exponentially faster than

00:00:39 the most powerful computers existing today quantum computing is an example of a technology that may be available to our sponsors ten years from now that is why it is one of the many revolutionary advances being explored in the laboratories of miters emerging and disruptive technologies office emerging and disruptive technologies are the technologies whose practical uses have

00:01:06 yet to be discovered but if found will have the potential to create radical change sensors inspired by the electro receptors senses of the hammerhead shark may help soldiers detect roadside bombs while they're still out of harm's reach mitre is emerging and disruptive technologies office is comprised of five mission areas biotechnology computational imaging and sensing

00:01:36 nanosystems neuro technology and quantum information systems each mission area employs renowned experts in their fields and supplies them with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to conduct their research our researchers also partner with experts in academia government and industry in order to pool resources and share findings by tinkering with their DNA living cells

00:02:06 can be transformed into miniature factories that can cheaply produce essential medicines chemicals and fuels mightor devotes a portion of its research program to scouting emerging and disruptive technologies and assessing their potential we do this because our mission charges us not only to help our sponsors address their current challenges and opportunities but

00:02:32 also to prepare them for one's 5 to 10 years down the road our investigation helps our sponsors anticipate the future benefits promised by and prepare for the potential upheavals often brought on by emerging and disruptive technologies by using the neuron Salas the design model for a new breed of computer chips it may be possible to design a computer as compact powerful and resourceful as the

00:03:02 human brain while these examples of emerging and disruptive technologies may sound extraordinary remember the humble laser and know that miter drawing lessons from the past is keeping a watchful eye on the future you