Others have already added some good ones, here’s a few more.
A few that are likely familiar throughout this community even if you have never considered them this way, but still often not believed or noticed elsewhere:
Diagnostic algorithms outperforming human doctors
Autonomous vehicles safer than human drivers
In a similar vein:
EVs being as safe and reliable as ICE vehicles (fire risk is the worry I hear about most regularly)
Solar and wind being cheap and predictable enough to make a significant contribution to the grid
Sustainable agriculture being able to produce enough food per acre to in principle successfully replace conventional agriculture
Some that are more obscure but have come up in my professional work:
Making a 3d printed part that’s mechanically comparable to a conventionally manufactured equivalent
Heat pumps good enough to replace combustion for cold climate HVAC or industrial steam production
Others have already added some good ones, here’s a few more.
A few that are likely familiar throughout this community even if you have never considered them this way, but still often not believed or noticed elsewhere:
Diagnostic algorithms outperforming human doctors
Autonomous vehicles safer than human drivers
In a similar vein:
EVs being as safe and reliable as ICE vehicles (fire risk is the worry I hear about most regularly)
Solar and wind being cheap and predictable enough to make a significant contribution to the grid
Sustainable agriculture being able to produce enough food per acre to in principle successfully replace conventional agriculture
Some that are more obscure but have come up in my professional work:
Making a 3d printed part that’s mechanically comparable to a conventionally manufactured equivalent
Heat pumps good enough to replace combustion for cold climate HVAC or industrial steam production