China’s Southeast University developed a material that can respond to pressure or stretching, through liquid metal circuits and liquid crystal elastomers. Source
Verdict Not listed again within the publisher's next two editions, nor later (D33 ). Pressure-responsive liquid-metal material is not Smart Materials (2023, smart undergarment monitoring vitals); precedent 2022-109 (tactile skin) faded.
A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6 , D33 ).
The same forecast in other editions All captured fields
rank 259
section Health & Medicine
subsection Wearables and Biointerfaces / Next Generation Diagnostics and Treatments
subject Touch-Sensitive Materials
horizon Act Now
page 293
confidence high
note horizon is the label the page header highlights (Watch Closely / Informs Strategy / Act Now); it applies to the page the trend starts on. Permalink
https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/ftsg-tech-trends-2022-259
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Hindsight, claim ftsg-tech-trends-2022-259, faded as of 2026-10-03. Envisioning. https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/ftsg-tech-trends-2022-259
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