MIT top 10 technology of 2018
One of the technologies that MIT highlighted was the 3D metal printer. Metal printers have been very expensive and slow but the new 3D metal printers are getting cheaper and faster. They could be used to print a car part instead of having it shipped it. It could change the way we mass produce products. This technology has the potential to create lighter, stronger parts and make complex shapes that aren’t possible with conventional metal fabrication methods.
Another technology that MIT talked about was the genetic fortune telling. The science for making DNA report cards for babies has arrived from huge genetic studies. People have found a way to tell if someone has a high risk for some disease or illness. This helps out because the tests can focus more on the people with high risk of that disease. On the other hand someone that gets screened for a test and finds they have a low risk of cancer might stop putting sun screen on and get cancer anyways. It’s a double edge sword with what they are dealing here.
The website is below.
https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2018/
Another technology that MIT talked about was the genetic fortune telling. The science for making DNA report cards for babies has arrived from huge genetic studies. People have found a way to tell if someone has a high risk for some disease or illness. This helps out because the tests can focus more on the people with high risk of that disease. On the other hand someone that gets screened for a test and finds they have a low risk of cancer might stop putting sun screen on and get cancer anyways. It’s a double edge sword with what they are dealing here.
The website is below.
https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2018/
Technology in sports
The Hawkeye technology in sports such as in tennis and volleyball is used to analyze the flight and trajectory of the ball being hit back and forth. 6 or 7 cameras are set up and it’s more accurate than the human eye and it could help with the some calls during competition. The use of these cameras help the referees deal with the players and the fans after a questionable call because they could look at the replay system on the cameras and make the right call. Especially when the game is really close and every call matters, the Hawkeye can be useful.
The HANS system is a safety system used in professional car racing like NASCAR. After the tragic death of a racer from not wearing this safety system, everyone started wearing it. It is a u shaped device that goes behind the neck and the two arms go over the shoulders. This technology could have helped with the driver’s death and now most drivers use this technology for safety purposes.
The HANS system is a safety system used in professional car racing like NASCAR. After the tragic death of a racer from not wearing this safety system, everyone started wearing it. It is a u shaped device that goes behind the neck and the two arms go over the shoulders. This technology could have helped with the driver’s death and now most drivers use this technology for safety purposes.