Disruptive Technology

Nicholas Orji   One major technological innovation that I see on the horizon that has consequences, positive and/or negative, for global society is Artificial Intelligence, also known as A.I.. Artificial intelligence is a form of technology that is comprised of machine learning concepts and algorithms. It is an attempt to ...

AR A technology which you may be unwittingly familiar with as you swap out your face to that of a cartoon dog on your Snap-chat app and which just last year made a huge appearance in the cellphone app market on the app which was downloaded more than 750 million times, ...

A few decades ago, the idea that we could one day cheaply and reliably edit the basic building blocks of life could be safely relegated to the domain of science fiction. Today, however, that is becoming less and less the case. CRISPR/Cas9 is a technology that allows “genetic material to ...

1. A major innovation that is on the horizon is the improvement in artificial intelligence. The subject of artificial intelligence has a lot of power behind the meaning of what it will bring to our world. It is more beneficial in terms of its advantages compared to the harm it ...

First came coal, and then came oil.  Although both of these energy sources helped develop the world into what it is today, they are not the way of the future.  Instead, that title is held by renewable energy. In 2010 alone, the world consumed 150 exajoules from coal and 200 ...

With the rapid advances in technology, technological innovations change our ways of life. One major technological innovation I see in this horizon that has significant consequences for our global society is the smartphone. The smartphone changes people’s ways of life in the 2010s, connecting all the technological marvels of the last 20 ...

“Drones have managed to capture a major share of the commercial, personal goods, and military service markets”. Although a relatively new product into the market, drones have been making headlines and turning head due to its vast capabilities for the activities and services it can offer. I can buy my ...

A new innovation that will have a major impact on the future of our global society is virtual reality technology. This is an extremely immersive type of reality technology that allows us to simulate real experiences in a virtual world. This virtual world is creating by stimulating vision, hearing and ...

Saya Usui One major technological innovation I see in the horizon that has significant consequences for global society is gene editing using CRISPR. Until the invention of CRISPR, gene editing was extremely expensive and took a long time. However, the invention of CRISPR lower the cost of gene editing by ...

Dalton Stoner The biggest technological innovation that I see having significant consequences for global society is the use of Block-chain technology in cryptocurrencies. Block-chain technology is being used to create digital assets and used for value exchanging services. This is extremely significant because it has disrupted the financial markets. Cryptocurrencies ...