Prophesising and predicting the future is not just something that only happens in science labs, not is it reserved for Religious cults. Looking into the future has worked its way into popular culture such that film after film are rolled out in cinemas doing their bit to satisfy our urge to know what is likely [ Read More ]
During most of the 20th Century, furniture design had been pacing towards Modernism. Now, firmly rooted in an era of Contemporary furniture design, speculation is beginning to be made on where the future of furniture lies, and what the next innovations might bring to the table, or the chair. Various movements have been seen to [ Read More ]
A pioneering new device to allow the blind access to sight is being researched and developed by leading scientist Sheila Nirenberg. The device is making waves, and could be used on humans within the coming few years. Sheila Nirenberg’s field is the study of how the brain processes information. This study refers to the [ Read More ]
Vehicles that can control themselves are likely to be made available for purchase in just a few years. According to Alan Taub, who is the vice president of global research and development at General Motors, we’ll be able to say “Look Ma, no hands!” by the middle of the present decade. Image Source: http://boingboing.net [ Read More ]
Strides Toward A Better Future Humans have been living in a world with dramatically slow progression towards a future utopia like those that we see in science-fiction films. All of the slow progression is starting to fade away, leaving roam for exponential breakthroughs in all different fields of research. Growing up in the 90’s, I [ Read More ]
Over the past century but accelerating over the past couple of decades, we have seen the emergence of a kind of global data field. The planet itself – natural systems, human systems, physical objects – have always generated an enormous amount of data, but we didnt used to be able to hear it, to see [ Read More ]
I know this will probably be old news to some, but I also know that it will be new news to others. We all know the name IBM, and immediately think computers or something computer related, which is fine. If you are unfamiliar with IBM, you may not know their track record in technological and [ Read More ]
