10 Emerging Technologies That Will Change the World

January 20, 2003 | Source: Technology Review

Technology Review’s editors have identified ten emerging technologies that they predict will have a tremendous influence in the near future: Wireless Sensor Networks, Injectable Tissue Engineering, Nano Solar Cells, Mechatronics (integrated mechanical-electronic components with intelligent-software control), Grid Computing, Molecular Imaging, Nanoimprint Lithography, Software Assurance, Glycomics (turning sugars into drugs), and Quantum Cryptography.