MIT Future Tech List

The MIT Review has revealed its list of the ten emerging technologies which it believes are likely to make the biggest difference to the way we live.
Among the more interesting innovations is a wireless power technology that could allow devices such as mobile phones and MP3 players to recharge automatically, simply by coming within range of a wireless power source.

Another of the standout technologies are “probabilistic chips”. The premise runs that for video and audio applications, processors are not being asked to return a correct answer, thus the chip doesn’t have to be 100% accurate. This could allow the voltage to be lowered, leading to significant power savings.

Among the other innovations are transistors made of grapheme, a carbon material one atom thick, which apparently has amazing conductive properties and could replace silicon paving the way for faster and smaller electrical devices.

Another enterprising group has developed tiny radios built from single nanotubes, which could lead the way to other nano-technology including medical devices capable of being injected into the bloodstream to deliver drugs directly to targeted organs.

Source – PC Pro

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