Technology has made our lives easier from improving health care with personalised diagnostics to providing a virtual tour of your home prior to purchasing. What technologies are expected to make a huge impact on the future? This article focuses on 10 emerging trends that have the potential to change our world.
3D printing could be the technology was widely anticipated to be the next big thing however this list includes some less mainstream innovations – such as clothing that shrink or expand with temperature, and furniture that adapt to the brain’s signals. It is also worth considering the potential of shape memory polymers that can change from soft to hard upon the trigger of changes in temperature, which is why they are useful in a wide range of applications like healthcare (pills that only work at a specific temperature) and fashion (clothes which tighten or become loose when exposed to cold).
Another key technology for the future is edge computing, which allows data processing closer to the place it was generated (ultra-low latency) It also ensures data sovereignty and enhanced security, as well as reducing the costs of running data centres. It is the key element of the Industrial Internet-of-Things, autonomous vehicles as well as vision-guided robotics, drones, and AR/VR.
Space is a third area where we are witnessing remarkable progress in the field of reusable rockets and satellite technology to the prospect of manned missions to Mars or other off-planet colonies. We are also developing technology to help fight climate change, from drought-resistant crops to sensors for forest fires, to carbon removal technology.
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