What would be the next thing after 'Computer' that would revolutionize the world in the coming years?

Question

Computer is concept that changed the entire world in last few decades. In the coming deacdes, are heading towards something else than computer ? Then what it would be ?

Answer 1

I would guess that it would be in the field of biochemistry. Perhaps cloning will be the next big thing, where we may be able to growth individual organs for transplants.

Answer 2

Travis is a bit behind the curve. Fiber Optics arrived years ago and allow the current Internet with millions of high-speed communications links operating simultaneously. I'm not sure what's next but I am sure that computers will be involved. Even the Stem Cell research uses computers. I'd like to think technology will be able to replace human limbs with robotic components that will greatly improve life for a vast number of people.

Answer 3

Im understanding that by "world" you mean a local use of it and not a global use of it. You mean the technology world.

The next disallowed giant leap is quantum computing. Its not allowed because it can crack seriously tough encryption fast. Its not going to be permitted to be developed until a higher level of encryption, based on the next generation after quantum, is in place.

Think about it like this: hard math on supercomputers is matrix math. For CFD they are making the best of today solve matrices that are 60 million rows by 60 million collumns. (60*60*1million*1million=3600*1trillion=3.6 quadrillion) To solve a matrix of that size on a supercomputer could take a week.

Quantum, instead of being limited to transistor logic, can do advanced operations as a single "gate". So instead of doing 100 or 1000 operations to solve a single element of a matrix, a quantum method can do it in one operation.

So take that 3.6 quadrillion element matrix and instead of taking a week to solve it quantum could do it in an hour and a half.

Think about "distributed computing". Instead of taking 1500 days to find a solution, a quantum method could make it happen in one or two.

Its the next computational nuke, but its not going to be released to the public. Its like "cold fusion". If you can make a nuclear weapon without using uranium centrifuges, or radioactive materials, then its undetectable and significantly alters the global intercontinental balance of power and significantly threatens the long-term security of the US. If the US ever did develop it, it would never be released. Same thing goes with quantum computing.

Answer 4

We seem to get a new one every few years. Every turn of the century has inspired some sort of doomsday extremist. Somehow even 1984 was included. My money's on 2020 or some other round number like that.

Answer 5

Marvin lives in Utopia. Half the world's still hungry, without shelter,clothing, or medical care. Possible revolutionary breakthrough's :
1. Cure for Aids or a cheap vaccine
2. Affordable renewabel source of energy
3. Assured food supply of some kind..some new genetically engineered variety.

Answer 6

Tissue engineering using stem cells. The ability to create any cells or tissue needed to cure a specific patient's disease, injury, genetic defect, etc. (Some would argue nanotech, but I think stem cells will mature long before useful nanotechnology)

Answer 7

The next generation technology is the so called "artificial intelligience and robotics". Human hard labor and works will be replace by this electro-mechanical inventions.

Answer 8

The evolution and emotional maturation of the human species.

Answer 9

Robot and Robotronics

Answer 10

Like das says, nanotechnology.