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Subject: The 2015 list of the greatest emerging technologies was recently published by Bernard Meyerson, chief innovation officer of IBM and chair of the…
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The 2015 list of the greatest emerging technologies was recently published by Bernard Meyerson, chief innovation officer of IBM and chair of the World Economic Forum’s Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies
The council, made of 18 technology gurus, uses its shared intelligence and discretion to identify the year’s most captivating, promising and interesting innovations. The annual list represents an effort to bring attention to the new technologies and to close the gaps in funding and regulation that often inhibit progress
These cars will be powered by batteries more efficient and environmentally sound than electric and hydrocarbon-powered predecessors
The next generation of robots will interact with humans and even enhance them, in the form of prosthetics
Techniques which will eliminate a lot of the risk associated with genetic engineering
Making computers think like sentient beings, for purposes of industry
A reversal of the industrial revolution that will see manufacturing decentralized, more local
Computer chips that process information more like a human brain does
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