one of the flashes in the past , I think under 'control tech'.. was like a Moulton fork for big wheels..
4 tubes, with a link at the bottom .. Something like that would have been useful ..
rock shocks is reported to be working on an upside down fork , using the stiffness of the thru axles showing up im wheels now,
to transfer what was in the legs into the fork crown , but they are not doing it for touring cyclists gear hauling .