[scottlawson]

Most of the advancements in technology ultimately trace back to materials engineering breakthrough.

Even just 2x or 4x higher energy density batteries would have a tremendous impact on electric aviation and drones, phones, and so many more things.

Sw with super conductors except that would be even more exciting, and we would get a new generation of incredibly sensitive sensors and antennas.

I could go on and on but the main point is like what you said, the materials drive the breakthroughs in innovation if technology (in many cases)