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A recent article highlights 22 emerging technologies, from necrobotics to xenotransplantation, poised to fundamentally alter human health, energy infrastructure, and daily life, with several innovations already demonstrating significant progress and efficiency gains.
In healthcare, Rice University explores necrobotics, while the University of Maryland School of Medicine has performed two pig-to-human heart xenotransplantations. Ossiform creates 3D-printed bones, and EPFL researchers developed brain-reading robots for tetraplegic patients.
Q Bio is building digital twins for personalized preventative medicine, as stated by CEO Jeff Kaditz. For energy and environment, Finnish engineers developed sand batteries, and SpinLaunch, with a NASA agreement, aims to cut satellite launch fuel by 70% using kinetic energy.
Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities are operational, and Washington University in St. Louis developed energy-storing bricks.
Green funeral options like Recompose's composting and Coeio's mushroom suits offer eco-friendly alternatives. In daily life, City University of Hong Kong developed e-skin for long-distance touch and 'smelly VR' systems.
OpenAI's Dall-E and Midjourney generate AI images, and ChatGPT, powered by GPT-3, creates text. NASA's X-59, assembled by Lockheed Martin, targets boom-free supersonic flight, and Columbia University School of Engineering created 3D-printed, laser-cooked food.
These advancements promise to revolutionize various sectors, from medical procedures to sustainable living and immersive digital experiences.
A team of researchers led by California Institute of Technology computer scientist and mathematician Babak Hassibi says it has created a large language model that radically compresses its size without compromising performance.
