NASA, the (crazy?) plans for human settlements on the Moon by 2040
The Olympus Project illustrated by the US agency aims to transform the Moon into a habitable place with the 3D printing of settlements.
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New metamaterial acts through a "synthetic fourth dimension"
A research team has developed a metamaterial that controls mechanical waves, paving the way for better earthquake-resistant buildings.
3 Technologies that we will find in every classroom of the near future
Technology is changing education, offering new learning opportunities in the classroom: students and teachers will have many more arrows.
The new GE wind turbines: a window into the utopia of free energy
GE's vision can be functional to one of the two cornerstones of a post-capitalist era: clean energy with a cost close to zero.
8 “futuristic” innovations inspired by science fiction
Science fiction has inspired many futuristic innovations over the years - here are a few.
Digital health, here are the trends that will boom (or flop) in 2021
Digital health jumped at least 5 years with the pandemic. Here are the solutions and technologies sketched in 2020: from 2021 onwards will they boom or flop?
3 (luminous) scenarios for the pharmacy of the future
The pharmacy of the future? A health care and consultancy center, a pharmacological hub and even a research center. Here are 3 possible scenarios.
10 Medical Innovations Showcasing the Future of Healthcare
In this post some medical innovations that can bring a breath of fresh air to different fields in the future of healthcare.
Guallart also has post-Covid self-sufficient city plans
Urban planning solutions for post Covid are increasingly composite and interesting. This self-sufficient city by Guallart Architects does not outline the contours of a new place, but of a new society.
How to have infinite technological development in a finite world
Is infinite technological development possible in a world of finite resources? With these technologies (and their conscious use) probably yes.
ProtoSpray, the sprayable Touchscreens will make every object interactive
ProtoSpray is a process capable of producing "sprayable" touch screens directly on conductive plastic surfaces: in the future it will make every object interactive.
5 modern technologies you previously only saw in movies
Films and books open a window into the future, and often anticipate and inspire modern technologies. Here are 5 of them with their “quotes”.
14 ways Coronavirus will change the way we look at the world
Here is a list of positive changes that this tremendous coronavirus emergency could bring to the world in addition to the pain of these days.
Shopping of the future: how will we buy things in 2030?
The shopping of the future is at a crossroads: it will transform our shopping centers into hyper-connected micro cities where experience wins over product. Or it will become an activity that we will delegate completely to an artificial intelligence.
6 bets for the future
The list of technologies under study is very long and is constantly updated: one of the latest lists of future developments that could change the world forever comes from the Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies, a research center founded in 2004 by a philosopher, Nick Bostrom, and a bioethicist, James Huges. The list, drawn up with the consultancy of futurologist Gray Scott, presents really interesting elements: here are the "magnificent" 6 technologies that could arrive in the near future. Age reversal… Read more
Laboratory-printed human tissues will render many animal tests unnecessary within 5 years
Human tissues made with 3D printers could very soon save millions of lives: those of laboratory rats. More than three hundred million animals are killed every year in scientific laboratories and research centers around the world: they are mostly mice, rats and rabbits which are used to study vaccines and drugs to be tested in subsequent phases on humans: it is a sad (and sometimes necessary) reality that could soon be avoided. At Heriot Watt… Read more
Print a house in less than a day.
One of the most promising fields of near-future technologies is that of 3D printing. We talked about it in this recent article with reference to food, and now we have the opportunity to admire 3D printers one and a half meters long, capable of building a 700 square meter house in 20 hours. The special construction process called CAD/CAM includes computer assistance for both the design and manufacturing parts. Entire housing units… Read more
Titan Arm, 50 times cheaper: the first real mass exoskeleton was born.
Molluscs of the world, rejoice! The strength of an unyielding beast is now at your disposal thanks to a new exoskeleton model created by a group of university students. The Titan Arm is a multi-award winning project at the "James Dyson Awards", prizes for the most innovative technological achievements which takes the name of its creator and financier (if you don't know him here is something about him). The prototype, developed with the help of the now ubiquitous 3D printers, cost the equivalent of… Read more
The era of "printed" food is approaching
Natural Machines is a Spanish startup that is currently working on a 3D printer capable of producing pasta, bread and other types of food starting from liquids and pre-packaged mixtures: it is a formula that could revolutionize the 3D printing market and also a a bit like gastronomy. Unlike other 3D printers, the device developed by Natural Machines could 'print' food from 6 different materials (treated a bit as if they were food inks). … Read more
Jobs of the near future: 26 jobs of tomorrow
In the days that mark the fall of the Berlusconi government and the Italian economic crisis (remember? we predicted it on the old site) I am as disheartened as all of you. The moment is difficult: we can only get out of it if all levels of our country change by looking to the future more than to the past. Some jobs will still survive in the future, let's be clear: but there is a whole series of jobs that don't exist today and which could be useful in the near future. Let's go with common sense: 60%... Read more
If animals had legal rights: possible scenarios
What if animals had rights? We explore this hypothesis by analyzing the implications for food, research, work and companionship uses. A radical scenario but perhaps not impossible.
