10 New Technologies That Can Change The World

When they think of the future, many people are negative. But despite all possible catastrophes, even this century can get a positive turn. Much depends on technological advances. What are the ten technologies that can provide for a better future?

10. Better batteries

We are using more and more batteries to use our favorite devices anywhere. The problem is that rechargeable batteries still do not last for long periods of continuous use. In addition, larger batteries are needed to store renewable energy. One of the benefits of renewable energy is that you can generate it yourself. By storing this energy yourself, your household can operate completely energy-independent. This requires rechargeable batteries that are capable of storing enough energy. Tesla is busy introducing the Powerwall to a rechargeable battery that can easily store a household.

9. Fusion reactor

Nuclear energy was once the energy source of the future. With the old reactors this will not happen again. A number of nuclear disasters have shown that unforeseen problems, such as in Fukushima, may have disastrous consequences despite extensive safety measures. Nevertheless, nuclear energy has a number of major advantagesrelative to fossil fuels. Scientists therefore set their hopes for a new kind of nuclear energy, that of the fusion reactor. A fusion reactor is much smaller and could, for example, fit in aircraft and spacecraft. In addition, the reactor is cleaner and safer because no nuclear fission occurs, which can not cause the process to go out of control. However, nuclear fusion is still difficult to put into practice. However, if the theory becomes reality, it will undoubtedly be a game changer.

8. Asteroids mines

Mining is finished. Many minerals and substances have been in the ground for millions of years before being massively excavated. Excavating precious metals is very profitable because they are scarce. However, when the scarcity is too large, it becomes a problem because these types of metals are necessary for the production of certain electronic devices, such as smartphones. But what if we now know asteroids and those mines? Asteroids floating aimlessly through the space are often filled with useful substances, a kind of floating gold mines. Setting up a mine on an asteroid is another malicious operation, but perhaps with the help of a new generation of robots this can be just as feasible.

7. 3D Printing

As for 3D printing, the future has arrived a while. But according to futurists, there is much more possible than plastic printing. With 3D printers, it must be possible in the future to print food that will not only lead to new dishes, but will also help fight famine. Many applications are already medical, for example, printing replacement bones. But the hope is that human organs can be printed at one point so that they do not have to be dependent on donors anymore. Life expectancy will get a huge boost, making more and more people more than one hundred years old.

6. Wireless energy

We use more and more electronic devices, and we often carry them with us all the time. One of the drawbacks is that we are always in the weather with chargers and threads. The removal of all those threads is also a difficult task, which is often postponed. Many people will therefore have sighed: "What would be cordial energy?" The good news is that this is theoretically possible and is being used for future applications. The most promising solution would be a house encased by an electromagnetic field. Magnetism has the advantage that it does not adversely affect people. In the future, all devices in the magnetic field should be powered immediately and so you never have to look for convenient outlet sockets.

5. Self-propelled cars

The self-propelled car is one of the technologies that is at your fingertips. Within a number of years, the first self-propelled cars will appear on the road. It may seem like a gimmick but the consequences can be widespread. Driving driving is one of the past and since most traffic accidents are due to human inattention, the number of traffic deaths will decrease dramatically. As the number of self-propelled cars on the road increases, files will finally belong to the past. The problem with files is not just the number of cars but especially the moderate driving behavior. By controlling the flow of traffic in the spotlight, traffic will always flow and in the meantime one can calmly do something else.

4. Augmented Reality

Virtual Reality has long been one of the big future dreams. Meanwhile, VR starts to grow slowly. But VR remains a major disadvantage: the glasses are large and shut down the user from the rest of his environment. For many researchers, VR is therefore only an intermediary to the ultimate goal of Augmented Reality. VR presents a completely simulated reality while Augmented Reality enriches the daily reality with a digital information layer. Currently, smartphones and tablets are used to access this additional reality layer (think of Pokemon Go.) It's exciting, even when we do not even need the smartphone and digital information can be projected and even moved by hand gestures. Games,

3. Quantum computers

As an idea, the quantum computer was launched in 1981 and has since been seen as one of the most important ingredients of a future society. Nevertheless, it has proved difficult to achieve a working quantum computer so far. As with everything dealing with quantum mechanics , the operation of a quantum computer is very complex and mysterious. What turns out is that the base of our current computers is binary, all that a computer does is a series of ones and zeros. A quantum computer adds a third component, the so-called qubit, which can be both one and zero. This results in a much larger computing power which greatly increases the capabilities of computers.

2. Gene adjustment

Our knowledge of genes has increased dramatically in recent years. Many diseases are genetically determined, so a logical desire is to modify genes, as we, for example, modify computer codes to make a program work better. The bacterial immune system CRISPR has made it easier to change DNA soon. The technology is still in its infancy and raises a large number of ethical questions where scientists have long been unable to find a definitive answer. The potential of CRISPR is that genetic diseases can be completely eliminated. But one step further is the idea of ​​designer babies that could potentially make super people. The above video explains CRISPR very well.

1. Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence has long been a popular subject within science fiction. Due to the continuous growth of computer computing power, some computer scientists and philosophers think it's a matter of time before such a thing as AI will arise. The fact that something is hanging in the air shows recent films like Her and Ex Machina that show what the influence of AI can be and how people will react to it. AI will have huge consequences for future society. Man is then no longer the only one who has intelligence. In principle, this could lead to an interesting collaboration with results that are still difficult to imagine (just think of the role that AI can play in the exploration of the universe.) But not everyone is absolutely concerned about that AI when it reaches greater intelligence than man, will attract much of his old masters. The image of HAL the computer from the 2001 2001 A Space Odyssey, which continues its own sentence at some point, remains a warning for many, which is not to be forgotten too easily. That computers will become much more intelligent in the future seems inevitable in any case.