Stories by Bernard S. Meyerson

Bernard S. Meyerson, Steering Group vice chair, is chief innovation officer emeritus at IBM. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a recipient of numerous awards for work spanning physics, engineering and business. He was the 2014–2016 chair of the World Economic Forum's Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies and the 2016–2018 chair of the Forum's Global Future Council on Advanced Materials. He remains engaged with several WEF efforts, such as "The Future of US Manufacturing" and "Innovation with a Purpose: Strengthening Food Systems through Technology."

EngineeringDecember 9, 2020

2020’s Top 10 Tech Innovations

Scientific American and the World Economic Forum sifted through more than 75 nominations for the most innovative and potentially game-changing technologies in 2020. The final top 10 span the fields of medicine, engineering, environmental sciences and chemistry. And to win the nod, the technologies must have the potential to spur progress in societies and economies by outperforming established ways of doing things. They also need to be novel (that is, not currently in wide use) yet likely to have a major impact within the next three to five years. Here’s your guide for the (hopefully) near future.

Read the full report here.

Mariette DiChristina, Bernard S. Meyerson, Jeffery DelViscio, Robin Pomeroy

Public HealthJuly 1, 2019

Advanced Food Tracking and Packaging Will Save Lives and Cut Waste

A combination of two technologies could vastly improve food safety

Rona Chandrawati, Bernard S. Meyerson

EngineeringJuly 1, 2019

Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019: Introduction

World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo

Mariette DiChristina, Bernard S. Meyerson

EngineeringSeptember 14, 2018

AI That Can Argue and Instruct

New algorithms will enable personal devices to learn any topic well enough to debate it

Bernard S. Meyerson

EngineeringSeptember 14, 2018

The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2018

Understanding the latest innovations—and their challenges—will help society determine how to maximize their benefits

Mariette DiChristina, Bernard S. Meyerson

TechnologyMarch 1, 1994

High-Speed Silicon-Germanium Electronics

The author has helped create electronic devices that outperform traditional silicon technology yet remain compatible with standard manufacturing methods

Bernard S. Meyerson