One of the interesting side effects of the periodic table was that it made people go look for elements to fill in the gaps. There was a similar 2D layout that

One of the interesting side effects of the periodic table was that it made people go look for elements to fill in the gaps. There was a similar 2D layout that prompted the search for a memristor. Perhaps in the same way a tech table grouped by some properties on axis will prompt developers to ‘fill in the gaps’ and make new tech?