Future Technology

Future technology is what scientists and others dream up first, then work hard to make a reality. Future technology encompasses many different areas from nanotechnology, science and medicine, computers and many other specific areas such as space tourism, future cars, future weapons and many areas of which people have not dreamed yet.

Future tech trends may be thought of as either leading edge or "bleeding edge" technology in that this cutting edge is not without its trials and tribulations. For instance, for investors, pouring speculation money into predictions that futuristic technology will pay off may not yield results for decades if ever.

Money on future tech may be wasted in the eyes of some who decide that caution is the better part of valor. But, for a few mavericks, the payoff is in the project itself, and not necessarily in the economic payoff.

A few people get to have their cake and eat it too when it comes to technology of the future. The likes of Bill Gates and Steven Jobs are a couple of examples of those who have poured time, money and effort into future technology predictions and forecasts and have been paid handsomely when this high tech has gone mainstream.

Nanotechnology is a hot topic in technology right now. Chemistry, applied physics, materials science, electrical and mechanical engineering are all hip deep in the future tech trends of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

A couple of other trends in are future cars and future weapons. The Discovery Channel now has programs on each one of these areas with a growing number of viewers interested in what the future holds.

Future cars may be hydrogen cars, electric cars, hybrid, solar or flying cars or cars not yet conceived on the drawing board or 3D computer animation program. Fuel cell vehicles are a tempestuous topic right now, but the future is uncertain and there is much room for speculation on which technology will take root in the years to come.

Future weapons are also of great interest to many (think 3D printing and then some). Not only are people wanting to know about such large subjects as America's interest in developing a new hydrogen bomb, but only non-lethal and less lethal weapons of the future. Some of the future weapons can send a heat pulse to disperse and angry mob or emit a beam to freeze a person in his or her tracks.

The only certainly about future tech, however, is that it is uncertain. The realm of future technology predictions is the realm of possibilities. What is possible? What is on the drawing boards now?

How long will it be until these great ideas become mainstream reality? These are burning questions many people want to know and we will attempt to answer as many of these questions as we can through this website. And when it comes to these forecasts of the future, please no wagering. :)

Written by Kevin Lepton