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Will *Not sure *Predictions for the future *Predictions based on an opinion

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Future (nventions - What Will The# *ome :p With Ne;t& Who can argue that the cell phone hasn<t changed our lives" 'nd the changes 0e<ve e;perienced are nothing compared to 0hat some third 0orld countries have e;perienced 0ith the cell phone" (n man# countries there is no infrastructure to support land lines% and thus outside of the cities there is basicall# no phone service" Not an#more% no0 cell phones are popping up ever#0here% providing a service 0e ta)e for granted" *ell phones 0ere great% smart phones are better"""0hat<s ne;t& =ilitar# inventions of the future" 'nother area 0here 0e can predict ne0 future inventions is in militar# 0eapons and s#stems" ( >ust recentl# sa0 demonstrations of a ne0 cro0d-control t#pe non-lethal 0eapon that uses some )ind of micro0ave radiation that ma)es humans feel as though the# are on fire" The moment #ou step out of the beam or it gets bloc)ed or shut off there is no pain" (t<s li)e flipping a s0itch on or off" (t<s effective up to a mile a0a#" Great 0eapon+ We 0ill probabl# see ne0 non-lethal 0eapons invented" =edicine is al0a#s a hotbed of innovation =edical devices can<t be left out" Perhaps medical devices are the hottest of the categories" Pace ma)ers and insulin pumps are routine these da#s" 'rtificial hearts are )eeping patients alive long enough to find donors" (mplantable artificial retinas are being e;perimented 0ith" *ontrolling artificial limbs 0ith brain 0aves is in its infanc# and gro0ing in effectiveness" We 0ill probabl# see a rash of artificial organs% and ne0 prosthetics 0ith ne0 and better methods of control arrive on the scene in the near future" ?nerg# inventions The most important future inventions might deal 0ith ne0 0a#s of harvesting energ#% storing energ#% and harnessing energ#" When ( 0as a )id the batteries had a carbon anode in the center and a ,inc cathode for the case" The carbon rod in the center 0as great for ma)ing home-made arc lamps" 'n#0a#% batteries have come a long long 0a#% but ( predict 0e 0ill see batteries 0ith @@ times the storage capacit# of current batteries" This 0ill ma)e all-electric vehicles a realit# and dramaticall# change the 0orld economic and political scene" We might 0ell see a brea)through in solar cell technolog# too"

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