Promising technologies have appeared and are emerging throughout the entire existence of mankind. This pushes progress and economics forward. Technologies can improve some aspects of life, add comfort and pleasures, but also make a real revolution, changing the life of all mankind. Having gone a long way from scrapers and digging sticks to ultra-precise manipulators and 3D monitors, humanity is not going to stop. And it is right. Consider only some of the cutting-edge developments that advanced companies and scientists offer us.
3D metal printing
In 2018, finally, it became possible to further develop promising technologies for printing metal products on faster printers. In addition, the cost of finished facilities also decreased. For the printing of metal products, several devices were invented. These are printers from various US companies, such as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Markforged, Desktop Metal and General Electric.
Why are these modern advanced technologies needed? And in order to quickly and easily create new parts for the same cars and even aircraft. Various metal alloys can be used for 3D printing. This technology will expand the range of companies producing spare parts on a large scale.
Printers from Markforged are already available for purchase. Such a device is inexpensive by the standards of this industry of promising technologies - only 100 thousand dollars.
Body-adapted electronics
It can also be clothes in which sensors are built-in, allowing you to monitor posture or other indicators. This is a special tactile shoe that "understands" the area and can give tips to its owner. These are also headphones that measure heart rate. As well as tattoos, temporarily glued to the body, and reading the vital indicators of the patient necessary for physicians, allowing a more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
Devices of this promising area of technology are already being produced or are about to enter mass production. What are they needed for? To help people with disabilities. For example, tactile boots greatly facilitate the life of the blind and visually impaired. To help doctors and patients. Google Glasses, for example, are already used by doctors and help them get data during operations. This trend in technology is one of the most important and useful. And in the near future, electronics adapted to the body will be used by almost all people on the planet.
3D displays with stereoscopic image
Leading global brands in the field of electronics are involved in the development of promising areas of technology that allow people to see stereoscopic images using LCD monitors. Such developments exist in the USA, Japan, Korea, and Europe. Some of them allow you to see a three-dimensional image on the screen using special 3D glasses, and some without additional devices, just with the naked eye.
So far, these promising technologies are limited by the high cost of software. And the assortment is currently quite scarce. Despite this, the first monitor models on which you can watch 3D without glasses are mass-produced by the brands: NEC, Philips and Sharp.
But it is expected that all difficulties will be eliminated soon, since a lot of companies are developing promising areas of modern technology in this area. So in the near future we will have the opportunity to enjoy a stereoscopic image without the use of additional gadgets, without leaving home.
Such monitors are produced or are going to be released not only by manufacturers of televisions, but also by companies that develop and assemble personal computers. Therefore, in the future, having such a laptop, you can enjoy stereoscopic images and video anywhere in the world, taking the device with you.
Headphones "Babylonian fish"
The name of these headphones was due to the fantastic literary work "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." It was in this book that you could insert a Babylonian fish into your ear and get a translation of the speech of a person speaking another language to you.
In the real world, such a device has appeared recently. This is an earphone that connects to a smartphone and allows you to listen to an almost simultaneous translation of what the interlocutor is talking about, whose language you do not understand.
The developer of this undoubtedly promising technology is Google. And although the device is still not quite perfect (the earphone does not fit well into the ear), this is a real breakthrough. And the refinement of the device is sheer trifles. But what opportunities for communication now open to people! The cost of this miracle of technology is $ 159, and they are called Pixel Buds.
RNA therapy
Another development in the field of medicine and biology will help patients with rare genetic diseases and diseases associated with metabolic disorders to lead a completely normal lifestyle.
This promising technology is tablets or capsules, which, when ingested, will help regulate a substance in their blood. This is based on the fact that such devices help to collect proteins. This is how important is the study of the essence of RNA.
Telepresence
This technology has already, in principle, been introduced into the work of some professions, for example: sapper robots, unmanned aircraft or medical devices for operations. Also here can be attributed devices that are immersed in hazardous wells or sent to a particular aggressive environment. The development is good in that it will save the lives and health of many people.
The principle of telepresence is to control a robot or a manipulator, being able to observe all actions visually. That is, not to be physically in one place or another. One of the kindest and most peaceful developments of scientists.
Artificial embryos
This development of scientists causes a lot of controversy on ethical grounds. But its meaning is to grow an embryo from stem cells to a certain point. Such a development may indicate that someday it will be possible to reproduce without the participation of parents. Literally no sperm or egg will be needed. Just a few stem cells borrowed from another embryo.
Fortunately, no one has yet embarked on the human embryo. So far, scientists have stopped on rats. But it turns out they are all very successful. Yes, and it is not known whether the embryo of a human being will be displayed. After all, how to understand when he begins to feel pain, what will be the survival rate of such experimental samples? So far only a female is able to bear the cub.
The development is led by a woman named Magdalena Zernika-Getz. This project is American.
No screen image
Such developments have been underway for quite some time. There are 2 principles used. The first is the use of bionic contact lenses. In this case, the image is literally transmitted to us on the retina. The second principle is the projector, which creates a hologram with a large and clear resolution.
Probably, such developments will help mankind after some time to use other surfaces instead of screens, which will be less bulky, cheaper and environmentally friendly.
Zero Emission Natural Gas
Natural gas is one of the most environmentally friendly and promising types of fuel in our time. But still, it pollutes the environment, emitting quite a lot of carbon into the atmosphere during combustion. And precisely because as much as 22% of electricity is received worldwide using natural gas, and in the future these figures will only increase, scientists working at an experimental power plant based near Houston set out to bring the amount of emissions from gas combustion closer to zero.
The idea of the development is to capture carbon literally immediately after combustion. Thus, if the work of scientists yields fruit, a cleaner world awaits us.