Technology can make our lives better and better, from improving health care with personalised diagnostics, to providing an interactive tour of your home before you buy. What technologies will have a major impact on the future? This article examines 10 emerging trends with the potential to change our world.
3D printing might have been the technology that everyone was hoping would take off but this list includes some less-known advancements, such as clothing that shrink or expand with temperature and furniture that adjust to the individual’s brain signals. It is also worth considering the potential of shape memory polymers, which can transform from soft to hard depending on an event, such as changes in temperature, making them effective in a wide range of applications, including healthcare (pills which only activate at a specific temperature) and fashion (clothes that tighten or get loose when exposed to cold).
Edge computing is another crucial technology of the future. It allows data processing to be closer to where it was generated (ultra low latency) It also provides enhanced security and data sovereignty and lowers the operating costs of data centers. Edge computing is a major element of the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT), autonomous vehicles, robots that are guided by vision drones, AR/VR, and drones.
Space is another area in which we are making extraordinary the original source advancements. From reusable rockets to satellite technology, to the possibility of crewed missions on Mars or other planets colonies. And Of course, we are continuing to develop technology that can help us mitigate climate change – from drought-resistant crops to sensors for forest fires and carbon removal technology.
