10 technological advances that will make life much easier
The development of new technologies not only serves to offer all kinds of whims related to our pursuit of fun and new sensations; It can also help us enjoy more free time or, directly, improve our health.
Below you can see a selection of technological advances that in a matter of a few years it could be a daily reality and totally integrated in our way of life.
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Promising technological advances
In this list of technological projects you can find products in the state of experimentation or development that affect areas as different as health, domestic tasks or the obtaining of energy in an autonomous way.
1. Printable houses
The world of 3D printing is offering the possibility of lowering the production costs of a great variety of products, but one of its most spectacular uses could be the generation of houses made in one piece. Further, The "construction" process can be completed in just one weekend .
2. Glasses for recording videos
Snap Inc., known for its famous Snapchat application, is already developing a kind of sunglasses that, with the push of a button, allows you to record videos about what you see and send them to the smartphone wirelessly . At the moment this product, baptized as Spectacles, has been conceived as a kind of toy that can be combined with the use of social networks, but can be a precedent to develop glasses capable of recording truly long videos.
3. Bionic hands with a sense of touch
Currently there are already bionic prostheses for people with amputated hand, but recently a new model has been developed that, once it has been passed through the operating room, allows to feel tactile stimuli to the person who uses it . In addition, this model called Lifehand 2 incorporates the technological advances that already had their predecessors, such as the ability to articulate fingers to grasp objects.
4. Solar roofs
In a few years the solar roofs could be a tangible reality in any town or city. Of course, it would be difficult to distinguish them from the traditional ones, since instead of having bright solar panels incorporated, they would have tiles made of quartz and covered with photovoltaic cells, which means that their appearance can be very similar to those we can find in any house today. In this way, the entire roof can be a means of obtaining energy .
5. Breathalyzer measuring patches
A portable breathalyzer, with the design of a tattoo and that we can use at any time before using the car. It works by analyzing the components of the sweat, and shows a very reliable result in just 8 minutes. This project funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering is a breakthrough for improve the chances of accident prevention .
6. Ambulance drones
One of the most interesting characteristics of the drones is their ability to move quickly to almost any place, regardless of whether there is an access road. This advantage has meant that it has already been successfully experimented with ambulance drones capable of transport in its interior a basic equipment to attend cardiac arrests , such as a defibrillator.
7. Batteries based on graphene
Graphene is one of the great promises of the new technologies sector, since it offers the possibility of developing long-lasting batteries that, moreover, can be loaded in a few minutes .
8. Fabrics that clean themselves
It is very possible that in a few years we will be able to use clothes that clean themselves thanks to nanotechnology . For the time being, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology has already carried out tests that confirm the possibility of developing tissues that, once placed in the sun or under the light of a light bulb, degrade the organic matter that forms the spots.
9. Patches for diabetics
In a short time, people with advanced type 1 and type 2 diabetes may have a useful ally to control their insulin levels without having to resort to punctures . These are synthetic patches containing beta cells, which are responsible for producing insulin.
10. Gold nanotubes against cancer
No definitive results are yet available in human experiments, but what is known about the therapeutic use of gold nanotubes is encouraging. This nanotechnology could serve to destroy tumors by acting on them in a localized way and avoiding the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which damages all types of cells.
In this case, the nanotubes can be located in the area with cancer and, by applying light, make them warm enough to kill the cancer cells.
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