Future of
Technology Predictions
Many people wonder what the technology of the future will hold.
If you were to take a look at the advances in technology over the
past 100 years, it would be virtually impossible to imagine what
future technologies may be capable of.
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predicted that preventative medicine in the next few years will
begin in the womb with gene therapy. Organ replacement and repair
of broken DNA is expected to be a common occurrence.
Perhaps the greatest technological advances will come in the way
of manipulating matter at the atomic scale, combining elements to
build custom molecules that will provide the world with new
materials and medicines.
Thinking of terms of movie lovers, miniature machines and power
plants that possess the abilities of reproduction may be in the far
away future.
With the current technological developments in vehicles, it is not
impossible to imagine a much better transportation system that
includes cost efficient as well as non-polluting vehicles.
Communication will definitely take a front seat as everything
will likely be wireless and synthesized 3D viewers will allow
individuals to view family and friends and conduct business with
people who are not really there but will still seem to be.
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devices to aid individuals with illness or disabilities are also
not so unforeseen. Right now there are millions of medical devices
that are implanted into humans each year. The invention of the
heart replacement was something that saw a lot of scrutiny and
skepticism in its day but now it is nearly a commonplace
occurrence.
Blood vessels, hips, eyes and heart valves are all common
implants that people receive every year. These devices were
designed to improve and extend human life.
Given the technological advances in the medical field to date it
is not impossible to imagine even more medical implants in the
future that could possible extend the life of those who today may
not have a chance of living.
Prosthetic limbs are widespread today. Years ago someone with an
amputated limb would simply have lived with one less appendage.
Given this fact the future could possibly bring about an even
greater success in limb replacement such as limbs that heal into
the skin or nerves to go along with the limb.
Artificial livers or pancreas could be in the foreseeable future
as well. These devices could greatly help in extending life and
providing a better quality of life to those who may need them.
And of course there is the prediction of a possible way to
analyze, store and retrieve personal information about an
individual’s life history. Bran Ferren of Walt Disney Imagineering
recently concluded that an early internet connection implant could
be seen in the next 25 years.
This will allow people to understand any language, solve any
equation, keep updated on news and weather and even communicate
with others all within their own bodies.
These are, of course, merely predictions. Remember however that
Frank Lloyd Wright once predicted that he would fly and no one
believed him. It is not completely unimaginable that some of these
things could possibly be implemented in the foreseeable future.
If a man can learn to fly then he can quite possibly learn
virtually anything else and in doing so could take the world with
him when he does.
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