The technology we use improves our lives, from personalised healthcare diagnostics to virtual tours of homes before you buy. What technologies will have a major impact on the future? This article examines 10 emerging trends that have the potential to change the world.
3D printing may be the technology everyone was hoping would take off but this list includes a few less well-known innovations – such as clothing that shrink or expand with temperatures and furniture that adjust to the individual’s brain signals. It is also worth looking into the potential of shape memory polymers, which can change from soft to hard with the help of changes in temperature which makes them useful in a wide range of applications, including healthcare (pills that only work at a certain temperature) and fashion (clothes that tighten or become loose when exposed to cold).
Another crucial technology for the future is edge computing, which permits data processing to be closer to where it was generated (ultra-low latency) and provides data sovereignty and improved security, and also reduces the cost of operating data centers. It is an essential enabler for the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT), autonomous vehicles, robots that are guided by vision drones, AR/VR, and drones.
Space is another area where we are making incredible progress. From reusable rockets to satellite technology, to the prospect of crewed missions on Mars or other planets’ colonies. And obviously we continue to develop technology that can help us fight climate change, from drought resistant crops to forest fire sensors and carbon removal technology.
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