EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

OF 2016

LAURA A. GONZLEZ GARCIA

INTRODUCTION

DO YOU THINK THAT THE TECHNOLOGY IS GOOD OR BAD

FOR US?
WICH TECHNOLOGY ADVANCE DO YOU KNOW?
WICH TECHNOLOGY ADVANCE IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE FOR
YOU?

NANOSENSORS AND THE INTERNET OF

NANOTHINGS
NANOSENSORS CAN MODIFY SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS, SUCH AS
BACTERIA.
REPORT THEIR STATUS BY CHANGING COLOR OR EMITTING SOME OTHER
EASILY DETECTABLE SIGNAL.
TREAT RARE METABOLIC DISORDERS
CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS IN OUR BODY

NEXT GENERATION OF ENERGY

SOLAR AND WIND POWER HAVE BEEN GROWING AT DOUBLE-DIGIT
RATES.
THE IDEAL SOURCE OF ENERGY IS NOT YET IN HAND
WE CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.

DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS

GRAPHENE IS STRONGER THAN STEEL, HARDER THAN DIAMOND AND LIGHTER

THAN ALMOST ANYTHING. TRANSPARENT, FLEXIBLE AND AN ULTRAFAST
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR.
MORE EXPENSIVE THAN GOLD.
GRAPHENE COULD BE ADDED TO ROAD PAVING MIXTURES OR CONCRETE TO
CLEAN UP URBAN AIR.
ABSORBS CARBON MONOXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDES FROM ATMOSPHERE.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
SELF-DRIVING CARS COMING SOONER THAN EXPECTED
GOOGLE AND OTHER COMPANIES HAVE BEEN TESTING SELF-DRIVING CARS
FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THESE AUTOS PROCESS VAST AMOUNTS OF SENSORY DATA FROM RADARS,
CAMERAS, GPS, AND MORE.
IT WILL SAVE LIVES.

ORGANS ON CHIPS
THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES WITH SUSTAINING AN ORGAN OUTSIDE THE BODY TO USE
THEM IN EXPERIMENTS
EMULATE HUMAN ORGANS ALLOWS FOR MORE REALISTIC TESTS OF DRUG
CANDIDATES
A NEW TECHNOLOGY COULD FILL THIS NEED BY GROWING FUNCTIONAL PIECES OF
HUMAN ORGANS IN MINIATURE ON MICROCHIPS
DEVELOPING NEW MEDICINES (PERSONALIZED MEDICINE)

ANOTHER INVENTIONS

SMART SCOOTER OR FREE HANDS SEGWAY

VIRTUAL REALITY
VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) IS A POWERFUL TECHNOLOGY THAT PROMISES TO
CHANGE OUR LIVES.
A PERSON USING VIRTUAL REALITY EQUIPMENT IS TYPICALLY ABLE TO
"LOOK AROUND" THE ARTIFICIAL WORLD, MOVE ABOUT IN IT AND
INTERACT WITH FEATURES OR ITEMS.

GADGETS OF 2017

FUTURISTIC VEHICLES

VIDEO

QUESTIONS

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT HAVING SENSORS IN YOUR BODY?

WOULD YOU TRUST A CAR THAT DRIVES ITSELF ?
HAVE YOU EVER TRIED VIRTUAL REALITY?

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION