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Converging technologies (CT) is

enabling technologies and knowledge systems that enable each other in the pursuit of a common goal.[1]
the development of technologies drawing on a combination of research findings from different disciplines; a trend that could even lead to new disciplines or sub-disciplines.[2]

References[]

  1. Converging Technologies-Shaping the Future of European Societies, at 12.
  2. Nanowerk, "Europe and the U.S. take different approaches to Converging Technologies" (Aug. 25, 2008) (full-text).