A new round of scientific, technological and industrial changes is just around the corner. Dramatic changes in global patterns of industrial structures and competitiveness are gaining momentum. The disruptive technologies associated with breakthroughs will have a great bearing on the transformation of the technology-economy-society paradigm. A report on technological foresight research in advanced countries was recently completed by the Academy of Innovation Strategy under the Chinese Association for Science and Technology. The main ideas of the report are introduced in three articles in this Innovation Research Report. The present article is an assessment of the innovation directions of disruptive technologies by various organizations in the United States.