What will be the most important inventions in near future ?
Technology Thursday, January 5, 2006 . This is a SciScoop post by LogicallyGenius
To begin with I think the next big invention will be in genetics or stem cell research that will eliminate most of our diseases by regenerating most of our damaged body.
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9 Responses to What will be the most important inventions in near future ?
apsmith
January 5th, 2006 at 11:21 am
Well, first I’m hoping we’ll see a few things soon that revolutionize energy production and use – probably not an entirely new invention, but something that becomes much more affordable and achievable thanks to creative work on it. Maybe in fusion, maybe energy storage, maybe wind and solar; maybe space solar power will finally be affordable. I’m pretty encouraged the Japanese are going ahead with their Furoshiki membrane satellite concept; that could be the start of something really big.
On intelligence – I just recently finished Ray Kurzweil’s book “The Singularity is Near”. While he’s extravagantly optimistic about the future performance of computing (things are growing at a double exponential rate and will continue until we fill the universe with computational power, he claims!) he is almost certainly right about a few things – one of which is that we will, sometime this century, achieve artificial intelligence levels on computing systems that are close to or even beyond what human brains can do. When that point happens, whether you call it the “Singularity” or not, something profoundly new is going to be on our scene; it will necessarily radically change humanity.
Finally, as the poster suggests, the continuing discoveries in genetics and biology will almost certainly reach the ability to greatly extend human lifespans, likely within the lifetime of most readers here. That will mean some very hard choices for humanity; particularly if we don’t manage to harness the energy and other resources needed to support an even faster growing population.
jdoe
January 6th, 2006 at 3:35 am
Maybe this is what you are hoping for:
His idea seems to be scientifically sound, but the implications are too great to believe. It’s not really new, just unknown to the general public.
LogicallyGenius
January 14th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
I read thoes links, theres nothing on energy. whats your point , r U spaming us ?
bartgrantham
January 15th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
Mastery of large-scale synthetic diamond manufacturing. Diamonds have been made for industrial applications for decades, but research into CVD diamond culturing could have effects on the gem industry, semiconductors, as well as unforseen consequences. Diamond is an extraordinary material and if we could make them in any size and shape at will it would mean a huge step forward for many industries.
Not as ground-shaking as some possible developments in genetics, but it would definitely change some things.
jdoe
January 16th, 2006 at 12:45 am
That’s because you are not really logically genius while the author of the book is :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydridic_Earth_theory
Who is “us” that you are implying to represent? There is more than one of you there? Or maybe you are royalty, who always says “we” instead of “I”?
As for your accusation of spamming, do you see any affiliate IDs in those links? Anything at all to indicate my financial interest in visits to those links? Please clarify your grounds for the accusation.
January 17th, 2006 at 6:00 am
I’m not sure what the comment was getting at, but I think the allusion to a “Royal We” was in reference to the fact that SciScoop is community driven, perhaps. At least, that’s how “we” like to perceive it.
Keep on posting!
Dave
January 17th, 2006 at 6:01 am
I think the mention of applications of diamond hints at the much wider tech development we will see in coming years of “designer” materials and composites that are created with the intent of endowing them with specific properties…
telescopeguy
January 20th, 2006 at 2:16 am
Personally I vote for the phaser, transporter technology, and warp drive, but whaddo I know? Send me Yeoman Rand and I’ll be satisfied.
telescopeguy
jdoe
January 22nd, 2006 at 1:22 pm
what do you think will be the next big inventions in the near future that doesnt seem impossible
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