Top 10 technologies of the future

Top 10 technologies of the future

Technologies that will be promising in completely different areas and spheres of human life - in the selection of RBC Trends

Practice

cloud gaming

This is a way of launching computer games, in which they open on a remote server, and not on the user's device. It works according to the streaming model: the server transmits audio and video streams to the gamer. In this case, The user controls the character from their device. Cloud gamers don't have to spend a fortune on expensive PC upgrades to stay up to date with the latest gaming industry demands. Essential games can be launched from any device, even with minimal intermittent TV. Technology is said to be one of the most important recent developments: the cloud gaming market will grow tenfold to $ 450 million by 2024.

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computer vision

This is the field of artificial intelligence related to the analysis of images and videos. The systems consist of a photo or video camera and specialized software that identifies and classifies objects. They can analyze images (photos, pictures, videos, barcodes), as well as faces and emotions. According to the research of TAdviser, from 2018 to 2023 the volume of the domestic market of solutions in this area will increase five times to 38 billion rubles. Technology can be used in the fields of security, industry, medicine, commerce, education, entertainment, finance, transportation, and much more.

Industry 4.0

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computer simulations

When the cost of a mistake is high, and cataclysms and crises raise the stakes, you need to pump up the ability to operate in conditions of uncertainty, preferably in a safe environment. This can be done in simulators - virtual "laboratories" for decision-making. They feel like immersion in reality and reflect its contradictions. They cannot have the only right decision, because any decision has a price and negative consequences. They can train specialists in the natural sciences and technical fields, managers, military, and medical workers.

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CRISPR and gene therapy to increase the lifespan

About 7.8 billion people live on the planet today, about 9% of whom are over 65 years old. However, technologies already exist that can if not stop the aging process, then at least slow it down. Gene therapy is a technology by which a genetic construct is introduced into certain cells of the body in which the genes are missing or not working properly. The second method, CRISPR-Cas9, allows editing (eg, cut and paste) DNA sequences in cells. It is our main weapon in the fight against genetic diseases. Importantly, this technology is getting cheaper, faster, and easier to use.

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Cellular technologies in creating the food of the future

Cellular agriculture is just one way to outsource food production. Mankind has already learned how to make meat, fish, dairy products without the use of animals. At the same time, meat can be grown not only from animal cells, some scientists create meat-like proteins from plants. The characteristics of these products almost completely reproduce traditional analogs in their composition. Genetic modification is used to increase product yield.

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perspective

Subcutaneous microarrays

As technology advances, devices become smaller and smaller. The quintessence of the trend is subcutaneous microchips, which can (or will soon) do everything. So, with the help of an implanted chip, an ambulance will be able, without losing precious time, to obtain important information about the patient - a medical insurance policy, medications taken, allergic reactions, blood type, etc. In the future, it will even be possible to monitor the vital functions of the body and receive accurate data in real-time. They already now make it possible to manage a bank account and a smartphone, pay for purchases and travel by transport, regulate the opening of doors in an office or home, add gym client cards or store loyalty cards. And the number of daily tasks they solve will only increase.

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Recording data in DNA

By 2010, mankind had created 1.5 zettabytes of data throughout history. Based on the dynamics, by 2025 we will have created 175 zettabytes of information that needs to be stored somewhere. Currently, data storage in DNA provides a density of up to 10¹⁸ bytes per cubic mm - at least six times greater than the capacity of any other medium available today. These storage systems are time-tested and come complete with a set of reparative (restorative) enzymes, proteins, and nucleic acids, as well as reliable room temperature "containers" (cells) that are trained to survive in almost any environment. Studies have shown that nature has been storing data in the same format for millions of years.

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3D bioprinting

This is a direction of regenerative medicine, in which tissues and organs are assembled from a conglomerate of cells as a constructor. They are built in layers according to a three-dimensional digital model on bioprinters, which are produced by about 80 companies around the world. With their help, they have already learned how to produce bones and cartilage. In Spain, they were able to print the skin and, in the UK, the cornea of the eye. The next goal is the human organ and its successful transplant.

Futurology

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Nanotechnology

This is the “point” in materials science where manipulation becomes nanoscale: it is a million times smaller than the size of an ant, 8,000 times smaller than a red blood cell, and 2.5 times smaller than a DNA strand. Nanobots are machines that can self-replicate and decompose any material, atom by atom, and create anything using these "raw materials". Progress in the nanoworld has been remarkably fast, and there are now many nanoproducts on the market.

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Virtual assistants

According to the forecasts of the British consulting company Ovum, by 2021 the number of digital assistants in use will exceed the total population of the Earth. From simple chatbots created to solve specific problems, they evolve into advisors that can help solve almost any problem. According to Harry Sham, executive vice president of Microsoft, they will become the highest form of artificial intelligence. In the company's research division, employees call these future digital assistants "the closest friends, real second selves." Experts from the World Economic Forum in Davos agreed with these forecasts, assuming that digital assistants will develop in the direction of ever-greater personalization.