10 Upcoming Technology That May Change The World

We have seen great leaps in digital technology in past the past five years. Smartphones, cloud computing, multi-touch tablets, these are all innovations that revolutionized the way we live and work. However, believe it or not, we are just getting started. Technology will get even better. In the future, we could live like how people in science fiction movies did.

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Hans Blix calls on scientists to develop thorium nuclear fuel

Call it the great thorium divide: Thorium supporters and thorium critics do not agree over claims that thorium is an alternative nuclear fuel that could ensure a better future for the planet. Nonetheless, interest continues in thorium as a safer and abundant alternative to uranium. On the side of thorium, the latest call for action has come from Hans Blix, the former UN weapons inspector and former Swedish foreign minister. Urging nuclear scientists to develop thorium as a new fuel, Blix also called on the nuclear industry to start powering reactors with thorium instead of uranium. Blix said that the radioactive element may prove much safer in reactors than uranium and it is also more difficult to use thorium for the production of nuclear weapons.
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Brave transhumanist pioneer self-implants a computer into his arm

With a retail Google Glass on the horizon, and the modern man and woman being glued to their smartphones 24 hours a day, the world is moving ever closer toward literally being attached to their mobile devices. Tim Cannon, a biohacker in the German town of Essen, implanted a small computer and battery inside his arm — without the help of a doctor or even anesthesia.

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Using an ultrasonic headband to control and communicate with devices in your brain

Two of the most important details in putting together a high performance computer are power and cooling. Not surprisingly, those same fundamentals are critical to high performance brains. Yet while we may go to great lengths to ensure gaming bliss — UPS backups, or maybe even a filter for the coolant system — when we one day find ourselves rising in the morning in a quizzical haze, or note a telltale drop in our smile as in stroke, we usually can do little but wait and hope for the best. Fortunately, a device from Cerevast Therapeutics is about to change that situation, and give wetware users a new tool to keep things running smoothly.

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3D Printing Aims to Deliver Organs on Demand

Dying patients could someday receive a 3D-printed organ made from their own cells rather than wait on long lists for the short supply of organ transplants. Such a futuristic dream remains far from reality, but university labs and private companies have already taken the first careful steps by using 3D-printing technology to build tiny chunks of organs.

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Cadence Sensors: What Are They and How Do They Work?

Cadence sensors are a must for bikers and cyclists who want to maximize workout results. These devices allow cyclists to measure energy output in the form of rotations per minute (RPM), akin to a speedometer or pedometer. Many users have attempted to use the pedometer as a way of measuring distance, speed or even effort when cycling, but such a sensor proves inadequate in gauging data during cycling training.

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Record Electric Vehicle Sales Could Have Climate Impact (Op-Ed)

 Don Anair is research and deputy director for the Clean Vehicles program at UCS. Heis an engineer with expertise on diesel, hybrid and battery electric vehicles and related policies. This article is adapted from a post to the UCS blog The Equation. Anaircontributed this article toLiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

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