Human civilization is constantly evolving. Once a wheeled cart seemed like a real miracle, and then the technological revolution turned the whole world upside down. From that moment on, science never ceases to amaze us. Especially now, when incredible discoveries are happening everywhere. #The technologies of the future are bursting into our lives, making the most amazing and "crazy" ideas of science fiction writers a reality.The latest inventions will help to improve daily life in all spheres and fields: medicine, alternative fuels, safety of movement, environmental protection, creation of innovative infrastructure for the development of society.

For all the conservatism of this area, most of the discoveries take place here. Of course, they are the most significant, as they work to preserve human health and prolong human life.

1. Canadian doctors have come up with a technology of unique "bionic" lenses that can triple even ideal visual acuity. The technique allows you to inject such a lens in a certain amount of saline into the eye. There she spreads over the lens, giving the patient the opportunity to gain extraordinary vigilance. This invention is a real breakthrough in the field of ophthalmology.2. In a number of countries, 3D printing technology is already being introduced into the medical field. Scientists have learned how to recreate with the help of this technique areas of living tissues that are successfully used for drug testing. But now we are talking about the possibility of printing full-fledged viable organs that can replace donor ones.Specialized printers print samples using cartridges filled with a composition of human cells and a special gel capable of structuring body tissues. It is possible to reproduce test models of organs, but so far there are difficulties with their natural functionality. As soon as scientists cope with this problem, a real revolution will take place, radically changing the field of transplantation.3. A gerontologist from Cambridge is working on a way to restore the body, in which cells that have lost the ability to divide will be destroyed. This will make it possible for healthy cells to be renewed. If successful, the technique will allow, for example, to delay 60-year-old patients at this age by 30 years according to biological indicators, that is, to "preserve" the aging process. The procedure can be repeated several times.The inventor himself believes that innovative therapy can be put into use in the next few years. It will probably become the "elixir of youth", giving a person the opportunity to live not only to 100, but also to 200, 300, 500 and even up to a thousand years!4. A scientist from Boston has developed oxygen injections that allow the body to "breathe" in the event that the airways fail due to illness or injury. He invented a compound in which tiny oxygen bubbles are "packed" into a lipid layer. Their small size allows you to saturate the blood with life-giving gas directly, while avoiding dangerous side effects, such as embolism (blockage of blood vessels). The technology is currently undergoing successful trials.5. Testing of a technology that will help record human dreams on video has begun! So far, the technique only allows you to transform the video sequence by scanning some parts of the human brain (visual centers) that are watching it. As a result, the video, read directly from the subjects' brains by scanning it using MRI and adapting it in special programs, turned out to be fuzzy, but the researchers do not despair, but continue to work.

The use of modern technologies is most often found in the computer field. In the last decade, this area of knowledge has been developing especially dynamically. What is new worth noting?

1. Google plans to introduce solar-powered drones to distribute high-speed 5G Internet. The development will make it possible to provide access to the most remote corners of the world, as well as make access cheaper and incredibly fast.2. A team of scientists from the Southampton Optoelectric Research Center has created a 5D disk that can store up to 360 terabytes of information. This storage device is made of quartz glass, in which a multilayer nanostructure was created using laser pulses. Data is written using three layers of voxels (a volumetric pixel), which are located at a distance of one millionth of a meter from each other. They can be read using a microscope or a polarizer.The size of the unique disc is only a couple of centimeters, and its durability is simply phenomenal. The device can withstand temperatures up to 1000 degrees Celsius. And at an operational 190 degrees, it can be stored for about 13.8 billion years. On the scale of our planet, such a period of time is an eternity, since scientists predict that the Earth will be absorbed by the Sun in 7.5 billion years.Many texts significant for mankind, such as Newton's Optics, Magna Carta, the Bible, etc., were recorded on "eternal" drives. They are planned to be used in the future to store large amounts of significant information.3. It has already become possible to shop in virtual reality. Such "shops" can be found, for example, at railway stations in South Korea. They look like screens simulating real store shelves with purchases. There is a barcode under each of them, after scanning which you can place an order in a specialized application. Purchases are delivered to the customer at a convenient time by a courier.Contactless trading is especially important for people now, when the coronavirus pandemic forces them to keep a social distance and reduce the number of trips to public places.

Scientists are concerned about improving the environmental infrastructure in which people live. Some developments may surprise you!

1. Fireflies and some types of jellyfish generate light using a special enzyme. Taking it as a basis, scientists began a project to create plants that emit a glow in the dark. The technology can be used to create bioluminescent trees and shrubs that will help illuminate the streets.
2. Norwegian engineers are planning to build bridges underwater. The structures are huge pipes accommodating a two-lane road located at a depth of 30 meters. This is a complex engineering solution that requires precise calculations and serious investments. Nevertheless, they plan to implement the idea by 2035.
3. Should I roll up the TV and put it on the far shelf until necessary? Easy! LG is working on a prototype of such a device using LED technology based on organic polymers. It should be noted that many large electronics manufacturers are conducting similar developments.
4. Self–driving cars are a fantasy that has become a reality. The developers believe that the mass introduction of autonomous cars will reduce the number of accidents, increasing the level of traffic safety on the roads. Yandex has already started testing "driverless taxis" in the capital.
5. Dubai is actively building the Mall of the World, a shopping center of colossal size, almost a city with shops, hotels, entertainment and wellness sectors, as well as a park. The uniqueness of the building is that it is covered by a retractable dome, which creates a controlled climate that is comfortable for people inside. Such technologies can be used in the future to protect human settlements from an aggressive environment. The dome will not only isolate external factors, but also generate clean air inside itself, ideal temperature and humidity.
6. Scientists have created solar cells capable of converting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into a mixture of hydrogen and carbon oxides. These gases can be used for combustion directly or to produce hydrocarbon fuels from them. Moreover, the technique is quite accessible, since its implementation uses an inexpensive material – tungsten. It is worth noting that early attempts to develop solar cells used silver, which is much more expensive and less efficient.
7. The developers of Boeing have received a patent for an invention, the essence of which is to generate a plasma field (using rapid air heating) capable of absorbing shock waves. It is believed that such a force field will successfully neutralize the energy created, for example, by an explosion. This makes it possible to widely use the development in the military industry. Scientists also see prospects for using the plasma field in peaceful life, for example, to protect cars from collisions.
8. Architect Vincent Kalleba, assuming a further deterioration in the state of ecology on the planet, proposed to create a floating city for "climate refugees", where about 50 thousand people can live. Ecopolis will use solar and other alternative energy sources (wind, tides), as well as accumulate rainwater for household needs. This will solve the problem of the survival of mankind with an increase in the level of the world's oceans in the long term.

Some ideas are so fantastic that they seem to have come off the pages of adventure novels.

1. Manel Torres, a designer from Spain, came up with spray clothes. A liquid consisting of special fibers and polymers is applied to the body in the form of, for example, a T-shirt. After solidification, a unique piece of clothing can be safely removed and put on again. This technology makes it possible for fashion designers not to limit the flight of their imagination in developing new collections of the season.
2. Heather Dewey-Hagborg is an "information artist". A woman creates with the help of amazing technology. She creates 3D portraits from DNA. She finds the material for "painting" on the streets: in the saliva from cigarette butts and chewing gum. DNA is injected into a special computer program that recreates the image of the person to whom it belongs. After that, the author prints out the full-size model. Usually the portrait shows the sitter at the age of 25.
3. Of course, everyone has heard about search dogs. But here are the search cockroaches… Well, they may appear in the near future! Scientists have begun to develop special bionic tools with which it will be possible to control insects, including directing them to hard-to-reach rubble to search for people after natural disasters.
4. China has built the largest radio telescope in history – Fast. It is also called the "Heavenly Eye" because of its grandiose size (500 meters in diameter). It was created to study dark matter and the evolution of galaxies, as well as the history of the universe. The device is so sensitive to interference that for its high-quality operation there should be no sources of extraneous signals within a radius of 5 km. To comply with this condition, it was necessary to relocate about 8 thousand local residents from the region where the telescope was installed.

But that's not the only thing that's amazing. In 2020, China launched a program to search for extraterrestrial intelligence with the participation of the "Heavenly Eye". Now the telescope is actively looking for signals from other civilizations in space. Who knows, perhaps in the near future irrefutable confirmation will be found that we are not alone in the universe.The future of humanity is developing technologies and scientific discoveries. But even today, inventions in all fields of knowledge do not cease to amaze us. Innovations in the IT field, the amazing possibilities of modern medicine, bioengineering and robotics – all this ceases to seem unusual. We quickly get used to the "miracles" created by the "magicians" of the new generation – scientists and inventors.

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