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Three Technologies That Will Change Our World
There are many emerging technologies in the year 2008, and many new areas of science and technology are being explored. Here is an idea of what some of these technologies may be, and what they will do for our world.
1. Printable Solar Cells
At the end of December, the privately owned company Nanosolar announced it had shipped its first batch of thin-film solar panels. For years, different companies have been developing the technology to do this, and this great technological leap had finally been accomplished. These photovoltaic panels are not made the same way as solar panels today, which require huge amounts of energy to process, but are actually made by printing a semiconductor onto a layer of aluminum foil. These cells will not only provide a clean, sustainable source of energy, but they will be very inexpensive at a cost of only USD$0.30 per watt (coal power is about $1 a watt and normal photovoltaic panels at around $5 a watt).
2. The Apple iPhone
Everyone has heard about the iPhone, but I do not think that most people realize how its technology will facilitate the advancement of everyday life. Everything in modern life seems to be about time, and everything in the iPhone, from the ultra-responsive touch screen to the smart keyboard allows you to do things faster. The iPhone also acts as a pocket-sized computer, allowing you to do almost anything that you could do at home or at your job. The only disadvantages to the iPhone are the high internet and phone contract costs.
3. The Hawk 10 Recycler
Today, almost everything relies on oil to run, but as everyone knows, the oil that we have will soon run out. Luckily, after experimenting for many years, Frank Pringle and Hawk Hogan have finally perfected a microwave powered recycling machine, which can convert anything once made with oil (old car tires, plastic bottles, etc.) back into oil. This will save us huge amounts of landfill space and save us from going into useless wars over the control of this liquid gold.
At the end of December, the privately owned company Nanosolar announced it had shipped its first batch of thin-film solar panels. For years, different companies have been developing the technology to do this, and this great technological leap had finally been accomplished. These photovoltaic panels are not made the same way as solar panels today, which require huge amounts of energy to process, but are actually made by printing a semiconductor onto a layer of aluminum foil. These cells will not only provide a clean, sustainable source of energy, but they will be very inexpensive at a cost of only USD$0.30 per watt (coal power is about $1 a watt and normal photovoltaic panels at around $5 a watt).
2. The Apple iPhone
Everyone has heard about the iPhone, but I do not think that most people realize how its technology will facilitate the advancement of everyday life. Everything in modern life seems to be about time, and everything in the iPhone, from the ultra-responsive touch screen to the smart keyboard allows you to do things faster. The iPhone also acts as a pocket-sized computer, allowing you to do almost anything that you could do at home or at your job. The only disadvantages to the iPhone are the high internet and phone contract costs.
3. The Hawk 10 Recycler
Today, almost everything relies on oil to run, but as everyone knows, the oil that we have will soon run out. Luckily, after experimenting for many years, Frank Pringle and Hawk Hogan have finally perfected a microwave powered recycling machine, which can convert anything once made with oil (old car tires, plastic bottles, etc.) back into oil. This will save us huge amounts of landfill space and save us from going into useless wars over the control of this liquid gold.
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