What Will Happen to Us Before 2025
Solar panels will beat fossil fuels in energy output, becoming the largest source of energy on the planet. Researchers from Thomson Reuters are sure this will happen because of new and modernized materials. With those, solar panels will be able to absorb much more sunlight, and even when it’s overcast.
Augmented and virtual reality
Augmented and virtual reality will become a thing. Today, it’s a pretty new and raw technology, but 5 years from now it will already be something everyone uses in their everyday lives. For example, you’ll be able to have a virtual tour around a hotel before booking a room in it. Or how about taking a good look at 3D models of all goods in a store before adding them to your cart?
People themselves will become enhanced.
Handy! Speaking of augmentations, people themselves will become enhanced. Microchips embedded into your skin instead of a paper or plastic ID; bionic limbs having all the functions real arms and legs possess; implants improving the work of internal organs; you name it! By 2025, all this and more will become available to the masses, and from then on it’ll only get cheaper and more popular.
The problem of traffic jams.
The problem of traffic jams will either be solved altogether or very close to it. With the growing demand for driverless cars and even flying cars (I can’t wait!), the human factor will decrease dramatically. And since it’s the main reason why traffic congestion even exists, big cities will finally enjoy relatively free roads, and we’ll all be able to get things done on time.
Gasoline fuel will become a fading memory.
Can’t wait for it! By the way, gasoline fuel will become a fading memory by 2025. Electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles will push gas-powered ones further and further out of the market. Also, solar-powered cars will probably emerge, gradually replacing all the rest. Just imagine a car that only requires sunlight and some time to charge before you can go wherever you please.
The Internet of Things.
No more running out of fuel in the middle of nowhere! The Internet of Things, or IoT, will be omnipresent. Smart homes, smart offices, whole smart buildings — literally everything will be connected with everything else, separated only by closed internal networks. Living alone yet coming home from work to a hot dinner and a clean house will become reality. Everything will be done automatically, following just a few flicks of your finger over the smartphone or tablet screen. The Internet will become truly global. Today, only 3 billion people in the world have constant access to the web, while the other 5 billion have either limited access or none at all. Several large companies, like Google, Facebook, and SpaceX, are already working together on a project that will bring the Internet to everyone on the planet at speeds over 1 megabit per second. By 2025, it will surely be implemented.
Medicine.
Medicine won’t stay where it is either. Even now, more and more advancements are made in this crucial field, and in 5 years, doctors will find solutions to the most important issues we’re currently facing. These include a cure for cancer and AIDS, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and many other conditions that have plagued humans for a long time already. Of course, it’s not as easy as it sounds, and it won’t be cheap at first, but the main thing is that the answers will be found, and the rest is a matter of time.
Human genome.
The human genome will most probably be cracked, and only ethical issues will remain before genetic modifications of people become available. With those, we’ll be able to get rid of pretty scary genetic conditions in children even before they’re born. Scientists all over the world discuss this possibility even today, so by 2025, the question should have a definite answer.
Plastic.
Plastic will finally become a thing of the past. The same Thomson Reuters report I told you about earlier says that by 2025 biodegradable materials based on cellulose will replace plastic packaging for all purposes. No more littering the soil and the oceans — we’ll be making a huge step towards a greener planet. And the new material will feel like plastic, by the way, so you won’t even notice the difference!
Machine learning.
Machine learning will also make large progress. Things like near-perfect electronic translators, navigation systems that adapt to your driving style, and other gadgets and software will make our everyday lives much easier. We’ll be able to communicate with anyone we want almost without the language barrier and do our routine stuff quickly and without any discomfort. And it’s all thanks to clever machines that teach themselves off their surroundings and the decisions are taken, either by humans around them or by the machine itself.
