BIONIC CONTACT LENSES
At the moment, the closest thing we really have to this in the mass market are contact lenses that make it look like you have bionic implants. But how cool would it really be to have smart vision! Not only could you take amazing images, check messages, etc. The Google glasses were a step closer to this, but they were expensive, clunky and never really caught on. Corrective contact lenses are already so mainstream that they hardly cause comment anymore and as processors become more streamline and cost-effective to produce this could be something we will all be looking through in the near future.
MODERN FLYING CARS IN REAL LIFE
One vehicle, two modes of travel. Flying cars are an old dream of mankind, which already ceases to be just a dream. Over the past ten years, enthusiasts have created several tens of really working flying cars. Moreover, there are small companies that design and create flying cars to order. And this means that anyone can feel like James Bond right now. It is noteworthy that the cost of real flying cars is in the range from $ 300 thousand to $ 3.5 million, depending on its capabilities.
10 REAL CARS THAT FLY
Read more at: https://www.beautifullife.info/automotive-design/10-real-flying-cars/
SELF-DRIVING CARS
I’ve mentioned before about self-driving cars and while the thought of being driven in one is quite scary, it could also be quite cool. Driverless cars have theoretically proven that they can cut down on traffic collisions when human responses are eliminated. Also, just think about how nice it would be for the car to take over so you could finish up your makeup in the morning, or finish homework, or even have a little nap. There is a darker side to be aware of though. How safe would it actually be to let go of the wheel and let the machine take over? Although not exactly driverless, computerized cars being hacked have been used as plot devices in murder-mysteries for some time now and how susceptible would this new technology be to hackers? What do you think? Would you trust yourself and your family to a driverless car?
ZERO PERSONAL HELICOPTER
Ok, with my fear of heights, this one wouldn’t be good for me, but I’m sure there would be a market out there for your own personal helicopter. Small enough to land in a (fairly large-sized) back garden and the design is sleek and neat. Growing up with promises of flying cars and hoverboards that actually hover (and we’re talking about the ones with wheels, they aren’t hoverboards!), something like this feels just a step closer to that future, with personal flying machines ready to take us to wherever we want to go.
TRAFFIC BUSTING BUS
So the Chinese are at it again with this concept tech aimed at reducing congestions on vehicle heavy streets. This future tech, vehicle straddling bus does look pretty cool and the idea is sound. They have even built a prototype. And while this may not have been the amazing success they were hoping for, apparently it turned out to be clunky and restricted in movement due to its dimensions and travel style, but I think it’s still a great idea and hopefully, it’ll become a reality soon for all those congested motorways.
Holograms
Holography is a photographic technique that records the light scattered from an object, and then presents it as three-dimensional.
Holograms of varying forms have appeared over the years, including transmission holograms, which allow light to be shined through them and the image to be viewed from the side, and rainbow holograms, like those used on credit cards and driver’s licenses for increased security.
The development of hologram technology began in 1962, when Yuri Denisyuk, of the Soviet Union, and Emmett Leith and Juris Upatnieks, at the University of Michigan, developed innovative laser programs that recorded objects in 3D. They recorded on silver halide photographic emulsions at the time, but the clarity of the objects was far from perfect. But new methods have improved holograms over time.
Wireless electricity
Wireless electricity is quite literally the transmission of electrical energy without wires. People often compare the wireless transmission of electrical energy as being similar to the wireless transmission of information, for example, radio, cell phones, or wi-fi internet. The major difference is that with radio or microwave transmissions, the technology focuses on recovering just the information, and not all the energy that you originally transmitted. When working with the transport of energy you want to be as efficient as possible, near or at 100 percent.
Living robots
Tiny hybrid robots made using stem cells from frog embryos could one day be used to swim around human bodies to specific areas requiring medicine, or to gather microplastic in the oceans.
Internet for everyone
We can’t seem to live without the internet (how else would you read sciencefocus.com?), but still only around half the world’s population is connected. There are many reasons for this, including economic and social reasons, but for some, the internet just isn’t accessible because they have no connection.
Google is slowly trying to solve the problem of using helium balloons to beam the internet to inaccessible areas, while Facebook has abandoned plans to do the same using drones, which means companies like Hiber are stealing a march. They have taken a different approach by launching their own network of shoebox-sized microsatellites into low Earth orbit, which wakes up a modem plugged into your computer or device when it flies over and delivers your data.
Their satellites orbit the Earth 16 times a day and are already being used by organizations like The British Antarctic Survey to provide internet access to the very extreme of our planet.
Artificial neurons on silicon chips
Scientists have found a way to attach artificial neurons onto silicon chips, mimicking the neurons in our nervous system and copying their electrical properties.
“Until now neurons have been like black boxes, but we have managed to open the black box and peer inside,” said Professor Alain Nogaret, from the University of Bath, who led the project.
“Our work is paradigm-changing because it provides a robust method to reproduce the electrical properties of real neurons in minute detail.
“But it’s wider than that because our neurons only need 140 nanowatts of power. That’s a billionth of the power requirement of a microprocessor, which other attempts to make synthetic neurons have used.
Researchers hope their work could be used in medical implants to treat conditions such as heart failure and Alzheimer’s as it requires so little power.
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