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Post by mak2 on Sept 14, 2010 12:15:21 GMT 1
Scientific discoveries are made. Then years later, the killer application occurs ..... or sometimes there isn't one.
Examples are PCs, mobile phones, broadband and so on.
The question is:- What will be the next big thing?
If you were an investor, interested in technology, where would you put your money?
Cloud computing? Robotics? Electric cars? DNA sequencing? Nanotechnology? LEDs? or what?
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Post by Progenitor A on Sept 14, 2010 12:28:17 GMT 1
Scientific discoveries are made. Then years later, the killer application occurs ..... or sometimes there isn't one. Examples are PCs, mobile phones, broadband and so on. The question is:- What will be the next big thing? If you were an investor, interested in technology, where would you put your money? Cloud computing? Robotics? Electric cars? DNA sequencing? Nanotechnology? LEDs? or what? Is Broadband a scientific discovery? Or indeed the PC and mobile phone, although these two do rely on the transistor |
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Post by mak2 on Sept 14, 2010 14:46:52 GMT 1
The examples that I gave are applications.
High speed broadband could turn out to be the killer application for lasers, although there are other uses for lasers and other types of broadband.
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Post by lazarus on Sept 15, 2010 16:52:36 GMT 1
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Post by mak2 on Sept 16, 2010 20:14:20 GMT 1
Electric cars for the masses.....I am skeptical.
But all ideas are welcome.
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Post by abacus9900 on Sept 17, 2010 17:08:11 GMT 1
How about advances in virtual reality? The applications could be mind-blowing!
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Post by rsmith7 on Sept 17, 2010 17:42:56 GMT 1
"If you were an investor, interested in technology, where would you put your money?"
Nuclear fusion.
The answer to the energy crisis for ever.
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Post by abacus9900 on Sept 17, 2010 20:47:56 GMT 1
Electric cars for the masses.....I am skeptical. But all ideas are welcome.  "The Nissan Leaf goes on sale at the end of 2010 in select markets, with global availability scheduled for 2012." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car |
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Post by rsmith7 on Sept 17, 2010 21:10:22 GMT 1
Yep, but the nissan leaf has a similar carbon footprint (if you care about such nonsense) as a hummer. Lithium batteries replaceable every few years??? Lovely  |
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Post by abacus9900 on Sept 17, 2010 21:58:16 GMT 1
Yep, but the nissan leaf has a similar carbon footprint (if you care about such nonsense) as a hummer. Lithium batteries replaceable every few years??? Lovely How about this one?  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car |
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Post by rsmith7 on Sept 17, 2010 22:34:24 GMT 1
Might have been battery started since batteries have been developing for almost as long as the ICE.
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Post by pumblechook on Sept 17, 2010 22:59:58 GMT 1
My favourite battery for rugedness and ease of charge without damage (constant voltage) is the lead-acid which dates back to 1860. I have some sealed ones which are about 13 years old and must have gone through hundreds of charge/discharge cycles.
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Post by abacus9900 on Sept 18, 2010 8:07:55 GMT 1
My favourite battery for rugedness and ease of charge without damage (constant voltage) is the lead-acid which dates back to 1860. I have some sealed ones which are about 13 years old and must have gone through hundreds of charge/discharge cycles.  "Prototypes of 75 watt-hour/kilogram lithium-ion polymer battery. Newer lithium-ion cells can provide up to 130 W·h/kg and last through thousands of charging cycles." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_battery |
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Post by mak2 on Sept 18, 2010 11:37:04 GMT 1
It's been the next big thing for 50 years!
But I suppose they will get there eventually.
How would one invest in it?
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