http://www.eupedia.com/science/what_the_future_will_look_like.shtml Interesting, brief article. I bring it up to demonstrate the intertwining of info technologies that accelerate change further and also because of the economic entry...as lately I've been posting more about the replacement for capitalism coming in the next few decades. RAMA
Let's hope. It sux to be poor. But don't forget the old tech--give it new life instead. http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/04/ibm-uses-heat-silicon-tip-to-eatch.html http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/04/ibms-heated-tip-etching-system-will.html The chisel is still a good tool. Bringing the brute force of that concept with the very small is the first useful news on nano-tech I've seen yet. Using heat for power seems possible http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/04/thermoelectric-materials-near-critical.html Project Orion http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/04/project-orion-would-gather-two-thirds.html Ethanol seems a bad bet http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/04/ethanol-is-bad-for-environment-overall.html