I Look Forward To

Four Brain Controlled Devices – The Coming Mind Power Wave

In the near future, you'll be able to drive a car, send email or play video games using nothing but your thoughts. The number of doors which a well functioning brain-computer interface could open are nearly limitless. Here is but a small selection of areas where it is being applied right now.

3D Printing’s Near Future – Download New Shoes and Print them out at Home

3D printing technology is maturing and on the verge of radically changing the rules for what, how and where everything is made, as manufacturing literally comes home.

How 3D printing works

Let’s say you’re an engineer. You’ve made a design of a bridge with your CAD software, and you wonder how it will hold up in real life. There was a time when you’d have to cut and glue and paint your own prototypes, but with a 3D printer you just click a button and wait.

Picture an inkjet that not only moves horizontally, but also vertically. The 3D printer builds layer upon layer of, for instance, plaster dust, and fuses it together with a laser or tiny drops of glue. Gradually, the object takes form, and after a couple of hours you’ve got yourself a prototype.

A Peek into the Future of the TV – Flexible “Roll-up” Screens, Holograms and Contact Lens TVs

As with almost every other piece of consumer electronics, the television technology is on an accelerating track of development. The way we watch TV and movies will change beyond recognition in the coming decade. Here are some of the breakthroughs in store.

Ebook Launch: 9 Things to Look Forward to in 2030

Friends,

Today I am pleased to launch my new e-guide 9 Things to Look Forward to in 2030. I am very excited to share this with you - free of charge.

What will your life be like in 2030? Will you fly or drive to work? Will you take holidays in space? How long will you live? How will cities look? Is your girlfriend made in a factory?

The book introduces nine aspects of life in 2030 that we can look forward to, as well as interviews with Aubrey de Grey, George Dvorsky, Michael Anissimov, Phil Bowermaster, Aaron Saenz and David Pearce.

The guide also includes two bonus chapters:  

The Single Most Significant Technological Development in the Next 20 Years

and

8 Ways in Which the Human Condition is Improving.

To get your copy of 9 Things to Look Forward to in 2030, simply fill in your email address here and I'll send it to you.

I hope you enjoy this, and feel free to share it with anyone.

Best wishes,

Christian

 

 

FoodTubes - Really Fast Food Delivered in a Physical Internet of Underground Pipes

Trillions of liters of oil, gas, sewage and water are transported through pipelines to homes and businesses worldwide on a daily basis, and we never even see it. It just magically appears upon request. Now, a UK based group of engineers, project planners and academics has drawn up plans to do the same with food and household goods.

Chinese Build 15 Story Hotel in 2+4 Days – Watch the Time Lapse Video

It is astonishing to see how efficiently a country can run when there are no trade unions. The video below shows the construction of the 15 story Ark Hotel, which was assembled using prefabricated parts in June this year. A 200 man strong construction team, consisting of both day and night shifts, worked without interruption for six days to complete the job in record time.

Top 7 Most Human-like Robots – Some Quite Sexy

So you thought authentic-looking robots were still many years away? Think again.

I guess if you ask Japanese men to design a robot, you shouldn’t be surprised that they come out so easy on the eyes.

Here's my list, and feel free to disagree with my ranking in the comments section.

5 Space Bloggers on When Humans Will Settle outside of Earth

One world is not enough and humans won’t confine themselves to earth forever. At some point, we’ll begin to inhabit other parts of the universe. But how far away is that? I asked space bloggers Mike Simonsen, Irene Klotz, Ian O’Neill Chris Dann and Leonard David to answer this question, and here’s what they said.

 1. Ian O’Neill - Publisher of Astroengine.com and also the space producer for Discovery News.

"To be honest, this is a very tricky question. But my opinion is that the outlook isn't good as there is little political incentive to send humans anywhere in the solar system, especially to another world to colonize.

5 Futurists on the Single Most Significant Technologic Development of the Next 20 Years

I interviewed David Pearce, George Dvorsky, Michael Anissimov, Phil Bowermaster and Aaron Saenz. The answers they gave me are guaranteed to astonish you.

Wireless Electricity – No More Cables, Never Plug in Your Phone or Laptop Again

Remember how you used to have to plug in the internet cord to get online? And then one day, you didn’t need to anymore because your laptop started magically connecting to the internet through the ether. That same thing is about to happen to electricity.