[스크랩] 10 Futuristic Products in Development

1. Invisible Car

To promote its new fuel cell vehicle, which has zero exhaust emissions, Mercedes pulled a stunt that showed off an "invisible" car with incredibly low environmental impact.

Although Mercedes says the hydrogen-powered drive system is "ready for series production," it's speculated to not be in comercialization until 2014.

2. Space Elevator

Japan is progressing with its ambitious idea of creating a space elevator, which extends an extremely strong cable from a spaceport on the ground up to a space station in geosynchronous orbit, 22,000 miles above the earth.

The 30-passenger elevator car will travel from ground to space station at 125mph, delivering its human cargo to the space station eight days later. The elevator car will contain living quarters and other tourist attractions on board.

The Japanese say they'll be able to build this technological marvel by 2050, according to DVICE.

3. Driverless Cars

Cars already have GPS, lane-departure warning systems and self-parking features, so it was only a matter of time before driverless cars became a real thing.

Google received the patent for self-driving car technology and is already testing it out in Nevada.

Image courtesy of Flickr Viernest.

4. Robotic Assistants

From simple tasks such as opening a door to helping paralyzed patients walk, robots have become far more advanced than ever before.

In fact, a new study predicts that every home will have a robotic assistant to perform common household tasks within the next 10 years.

Image courtesy of thearmrobot.com/gallery.

5. Flying Cars

The long-running joke of the future has almost always included a flying car reference -- and now it's really happening. Terrafugia developed the concept, which will be available for pre-sale at the 2012 New York auto show.

Image courtesy of Terrafugia.

6. Artificial Meat

In an attempt to protect the environment, Dutch scientists are looking into lab-grown meat production. Scientists say that artificial meat could improve efficiency by at least 35%.

The practice turns stem cells from animals into inch-long strips of muscle tissue, which can then be mashed together to create a patty. PETA hopes to do the same with chicken by the end of June.

Image courtesy of Flickr, Another Pint Please.

7. Moon Base

To further explore life on the moon, space agencies are already looking into constructing a permanent base. This would mean either establishing a base on the moon or launching a station to orbit it.

Image courtesy of Flickr, wicho.

8. Mind Reading

Over the next five years, IBM hopes to develop a computer that responds via our thoughts. A person wears a headset, which can detect signals from the brain, and sends them to a computer which tells the machine what to do.

The computer then maps signals to diggerent actions, which teaches the machine to adapt specifically your thoughts.

9. Drones

President Obama has already signed legislation permitting the Federal Aviation Administration to allow law enforcement agencies to use remotely controlled drones.

Image courtesy of Flickr, Illetirres.

10. Wireless Electricity

Wired charging could be a thing of the past. Companies are already working to make cellphone charging wireless, and it's likely other devices will follow suit.

Image courtesy of Flickr, romainguy.

 

 

출처: http://mashable.com/2012/03/15/sci-fi-visions-future/#