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As every year, MIT’s Technology Review magazine presents the 10 technologies that it finds most exciting–and most likely to alter industries, fields of research, and even the way we live.
The 10 emerging technologies are:
- Peer to Peer Networks for Digital Video
- The Internet is about to drown in digital video. Hui Zhang thinks peer-to-peer networks could come to the rescue.
- Nanocharging Solar
- Arthur Nozik believes quantum-dot solar power could boost output in cheap photovoltaics.
- Neuron Control
- Karl Deisseroth’s genetically engineered “light switch,” which lets scientists turn selected parts of the brain on and off, may help improve treatments for depression and other disorders.
- Nanohealing
- Tiny fibers will save lives by stopping bleeding and aiding recovery from brain injury, says Rutledge Ellis-Behnke.
- Augmented Reality
- Markus Kähäri wants to superimpose digital information on the real world.
- Invisible Revolution
- Artificially structured metamaterials could transform telecommunications, data storage, and even solar energy, says David R. Smith.
- Digital Imaging, Reimagined
- Richard Baraniuk and Kevin Kelly believe compressive sensing could help devices such as cameras and medical scanners capture images more efficiently.
- Personalized Medical Monitors
- John Guttag says using computers to automate some diagnostics could make medicine more personal.
- A New Focus for Light
- Kenneth Crozier and Federico Capasso have created light-focusing optical antennas that could lead to DVDs that hold hundreds of movies.
- Single-Cell Analysis
- Norman Dovichi believes that detecting minute differences between individual cells could improve medical tests and treatments.
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Technology Review: Special Reports: 10 Emerging Technologies