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Amazing scientific advancements



AstroGirlBunnyJul 27, 2007 9:59pm
What will you view as amazing or wonderous scientific advancements during our lifetime (up to this point) that our grandchildren (or even children) will take for granted? The internet would be a huge one for me. I think for even our own generation we haven't fully put our arms around what it has done for science and greater understanding of different cultures around the globe.
DockGreenJul 27, 2007 10:01pm
Ultrasound.

Though that's already happened with this one.

eatJul 27, 2007 11:24pm
I would say that the web is more important than the internet. CERN > DARPA.

idleCycleJul 28, 2007 1:58am
3: I object, the Internet is the foundation on which the web - and many other protocols - are built. The web is just a subset of the Internet. CERN > DARPA, agreed.

I'd say modern medicine

Oh and total surveillance

ZtLJul 28, 2007 2:39am
Mobile devices

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WayneSmallmanJul 28, 2007 3:05pm
What about nano-mechanical devices which derive their power directly from the blood stream?

That will open up an entirely new class of mobile device, which is about as energy efficient as you can get.

And would also help off-set the looming gadget energy crisis...
DockGreenJul 28, 2007 3:08pm
Satellite technology ---> Sat Nav, internet connectivity for isolated areas, weather mapping.....

Maybe "robotic" technology, devices that can navigate their environment independenty.
917850Jul 28, 2007 3:09pm
The transistor.
DockGreenJul 28, 2007 3:12pm
High density data storage

(like the forthcoming TeraByte disc that is the same size as conventional CD/DVD)

Dreamchaser68Jul 29, 2007 2:00am
What about the space race? I havent been keeping up with it, but I would love to know if they have come up with anything that will make longer trips feasible. Like say for trips to mars or asteroid mining and such.


Amazing scientific advancements