“You see things; and you say, 'Why?'
But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'”
- George Bernard Shaw -
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.
For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”
-Albert Einstein –
These two quotes revolves one of the main reasons of innovation of emerging and future technologies. The keyword: IMAGINATION! Imagination is a very powerful tool, it is the cause of innovations and new inventions. Imagination can be seen as the spark of vision that makes one chase after the idea. Though imagination is very important, i feel that there should be emphasis on being "grounded to earth".
A concept that is very interesting is The Perfect Woman. This is derived from robotics. Two scientists have been researching on building "the perfect woman", a robot. This "woman" will be able to cater to the chores of the household and even provide massages for the owners! The idea was based on the facts that there are 100,000,000 single men around and that those who are unable to find their perfect soul mate can just purchase one. The robots or "woman" will be able to be bought online and delivered to them. A broader picture of this concept can be related to the work that robots can 'take over', such as menial factory work and low-cost labors. This will enable these jobs to be done more efficiently and effectively. However, there will be a change of social unrest due to the rise in unemployments. Before such events can happen, there must be a change in the economics of the world, where people will strive for excellence, being able to contribute more than menial labour, leaving them to robots.
A revolutionary technology that can be seen to emerge in the next decade is plastic electronics / technology. The main idea is using plastics instead of silicon for electronics. This will enable the flexibility of equipment as well as the durability. For example, mobile phones can be made of plastics. The main focus is manufacturing plastic microchips. This technology can being endless opportunities! to find out more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Tv5Ox_U90
After mentioning on the potential of the solar energy in the previous session, i went to do some research on the emerging technologies of alternative solar energies. Recently, scientists have been able to a plastic solar cell that can turn the sun's power into energy. The plastic material uses nanotechnology and contains the first solar cells able to harness the sun's invisible, infrared rays. The breakthrough has led theorists to predict that plastic solar cells could one day become five times more efficient than current solar cell technology. Like paint, the composite can be sprayed onto other materials and used as portable electricity. A sweater coated in the material could power a cell phone or other wireless devices. A hydrogen-powered car painted with the film could potentially convert enough energy into electricity to continually recharge the car's battery. Hopefully there will be faster development of this invention and that it will be used worldwide, especially with the pending energy crisis of nuclear.
the takeaway quote of the session: If you imagine it, you can make it happen.
8/10
Jeremy (:
After mentioning on the potential of the solar energy in the previous session, i went to do some research on the emerging technologies of alternative solar energies. Recently, scientists have been able to a plastic solar cell that can turn the sun's power into energy. The plastic material uses nanotechnology and contains the first solar cells able to harness the sun's invisible, infrared rays. The breakthrough has led theorists to predict that plastic solar cells could one day become five times more efficient than current solar cell technology. Like paint, the composite can be sprayed onto other materials and used as portable electricity. A sweater coated in the material could power a cell phone or other wireless devices. A hydrogen-powered car painted with the film could potentially convert enough energy into electricity to continually recharge the car's battery. Hopefully there will be faster development of this invention and that it will be used worldwide, especially with the pending energy crisis of nuclear.
the takeaway quote of the session: If you imagine it, you can make it happen.
8/10
Jeremy (:
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