The technology we use enhances our lives, from personalised healthcare diagnostics to virtual tours of homes before you purchase. What technologies are expected to have a major impact on the future? This article examines 10 emerging trends that have the potential to change the world.
3D printing may have been the technology that was widely anticipated to be the next big thing, but this list also includes a few less well-known innovations – such as clothes that expand or shrink in response to temperature, and furniture that adapt to the brain’s signals. It is also worth looking into the potential of shape memory polymers that can change into hard or soft with an event, such as changes in temperature, making them beneficial in a range of applications, including healthcare (pills that only activate at a specific temperature) and fashion (clothes that tighten or become loose when exposed to cold).
Edge computing is yet another significant technology that is http://technologyactive.com/artificial-intelligence-news-exciting-things-to-come/ expected to emerge in the near future. It allows data processing to be more close to where it was created (ultra low latency), achieves enhanced security and data sovereignty, and lowers operating costs for data centres. It is a key element of the Industrial Internet-of-Things, autonomous vehicles as well as vision-guided robotics, drones and AR/VR.
Space is another area where we are witnessing remarkable progress in the area of reusable rockets, satellite technology to the possibility of astronauts on missions to Mars or other off-planet colonies. We are also developing technology to combat climate change, from drought-resistant crops to forest fire sensors to carbon removal technology.