Last Updated on September 28, 2022 by admin
Current technology is changing the world quickly and drastically. Just as yesterday’s tech helped pave the way to propel us further forward and unlock even faster progress, so is the technology being released in the next few years going to allow for even more profound improvements and innovation and take humankind to a new level of efficiency. When looking to the future, this kind of technology can almost seem unreal, but there are major developments in technology happening today that are in our grasp that would have looked like science-fiction just 10 years ago.
LEO Satellites
LEO, or Low Earth Orbit satellites, are not brand-new technology; however, the opportunities they unlock could spell a new era for mankind. These satellites hover between 500 and 2000km above the Earth and are smaller than geostationary satellites. They are also a lot closer to Earth than their geostationary counterparts. LEO satellites are typically used in communication, observation, geo-location, logistics, and signal monitoring. Because LEO devices can provide remote areas with services that they cannot normally access, imaging and communication are their most common use, with satellite phones making use of the signal provided by the LEO satellites.
Unlocking this technology for use by more than just tech billionaires is what is making this technology so exciting to regions of the world that suffer from bad infrastructure and geographical issues that make it unfeasible to use current technology. Elon Musk is making waves in the communication industry with his Starlink satellite internet, which uses LEO technology to get internet to almost any corner of the globe and has the potential to interconnect the world.
To learn more about the potential of this technology, and for more information on the universe around us, Thespacereport.org pulls together all kinds of reports and data on space infrastructure, economy, and investment opportunities, so be sure to check them out.
Quantum Computing
Quantum computing has long remained a poorly understood technology by the masses, and that is because it differs from regular computing in a fundamental way. Instead of reading information as the bits computers use to process data, quantum computers employ qubits. These qubits can exist in multiple states at one time, known as entanglement, which allows them to compute more complex data in shorter periods of time than traditional computers. This makes them excellent for analytics, optimization, material science, simulations, and machine learning applications.
Quantum computing should also play a major role in the future of our health, as quantum computers are being turned more and more towards gene sequencing, as well as drug discoveries and interactions. More big businesses are exploring quantum computing than ever before, so the applications for this relatively new technology are only starting to be deeply explored.
New Energy Solutions
With the world fast understanding the dangers of fossil fuel-based energy, and the widespread adoption of renewable energy, there is a global shift toward energy emerging right now. The drive to reduce carbon emissions produced via energy creation is trending and the powers that be are paying attention.
Wind and solar generation are two of the most popular renewable energy solutions available today, with both methods of renewable power generation being suitable for most areas around the globe, and great strides being made in enhancing the efficiency and affordability of both. If you need reliable and trustworthy energy production, improved energy security is another massive reason to look at venturing into the world of renewable energy.
Li-Fi
Imagine a scenario where the light bulbs in every room of your house can act like a Wi-Fi router, beaming a signal to your device through beams of light. Li-Fi is an abbreviation for Light Fidelity, a Visible Light Communications (VLC) system that transmits data through the rays of light that it emits. Li-Fi achieves this by converting data into an electrical signal that is broadcast over the spectrum of light that your Li-Fi device sends out and is received by photoreceptors on the devices you use.
If installed and configured meticulously, Li-Fi is capable of transmission speeds around 100 times faster than those seen via traditional Wi-Fi, which means more than 1 Gigabit of data transferred per second. This blinding speed, combined with the fact that Li-Fi does not interfere with radio signals, makes it the obvious technology to be adopted en masse worldwide.
An era of innovation is ahead of us, but it will be up to the innovators to ensure that their solutions make it out to the general public. The potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing issues is already in our grasp and focusing our efforts and technologies on eliminating some of these issues is paramount to our species’ survival. The next decade of tech will be an interesting one to pay attention to.
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