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"Q: You believe that within about two decades, nanotechnology will replace the computer industry as the field of the biggest technological innovations, right?"

possibly used in flying cars    Magnetic-levitation is an application where superconductors perform extremely well. Transport vehicles such as trains can be made to "float" on strong superconducting magnets, virtually eliminating friction between the train and its tracks. Not only would conventional electromagnets waste much of the electrical energy as heat, they would have to be physically much larger than superconducting magnets. A landmark for the commercial use of MAGLEV technology occurred in 1990 when it gained the status of a nationally-funded project in Japan. The Minister of Transport authorized construction of the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line which opened on April 3, 1997. In December 2003, the MLX01 test vehicle (shown above) attained an incredible speed of 361 mph (581 kph)."

This page summarizes the whole book, "Physics of the Future" . It will be very useful in understanding the summary book.

article about future of Computers

NPR report on Physics of the Future

a new direction we need to look at in Medicine. 

I think this website will be a great reference through out this project. It provides us with a descriptive overview of the current medical technology available to the public, as well as a glimpse of the technological possibilities that may be part of our future. This source appears to be reliable because it is a medical website. The author also includes citations throughout the article to prove the information is correct.

"We are on a search for who we are. What does it mean to be a human? Can there be more than one kind of human? In fact, what exactly is a human?" In this article on Huffington Post, Kevin Kelly addresses the fact that we, as humans, do not really know who we are as well as questions the authenticity of what is around us. Growing technology and the internet make people question their identities even more, as they may enable us to change our physical features, as well as make people question what is real. Upon further research, I have found that Kevin Kelly was a co-founder of the Wired magazine and has recently gotten a book, What Technology Wants, published. I feel that this online article is a very reliable source based on the aforementioned information about the author and I to think about the questions that Kelly brought up while I read Physics of the Future. Citations: "Biography." Kevin Kelly. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.

This website has a variety of stories and articles about the future of energy by many different authors. These articles include interviews, pictures, and proof of reliability embedded within the stories and citations.

This source describes how renewable energy is doing today, and predictions of how it will do in the future. The author speaks in a motivational tone, while siting most of their sources throughout the article. It also mentions the actual finances behind renewable energy, which is a large concern for many people. This source describes a large amount of how renewable energy is perceived, and is a great source.

"Beyond listening for deliberate signals, SETI scientists could conceivably find extraterrestrial transmissions that weren't meant for us, just as our radio and television signals have been leaking into space this century." This pdf gave some very helpful information on SETI. I gained much knowledge about the background of this theme and will definitely be able to use what I have learned while writing my paragraph about this theme. To make sure that this was a reliable source, I did a bit of research on the author. Dr. Steven Garber is the founder of the Washington Institute and is the Scholar-in-Residence of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, leading me to believe that this pdf is a very dependable source. Citations: "Staff." The Washington Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2014.

This article was created by four professors and students from different universities. This goes into international education and their economies. The authors use data, graphs, and maps to explain the correlation between a country's education and its economy.

An article created by Stephen Aguilar-Millan. Stephen Aguilar-Millan is a director of research at The European Futures Observatory. He created this to explain what our currency might be like in the future and who might be issuing it. The author has many accolades that make him a credible person to receive information from.

Overview of organ printing and what is expected in the future

"Approximately 18 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. But that may change someday sooner than you think -- thanks to 3D printing." This website explains how a 3D printer would work and what progress is currently being made with them. It is predicted that we will be able to print a functioning liver by next year! This will be a reliable resource because it can help us understand how 3D printing will work and who will be affected by it. Not only does it talk about who would use the organs, but also how the companies that produced them would be affected. We know this is a reliable website because the author is cited, along with the references he used to get his information.

This page gives a great comparison between mass customization and restaurants. The author explains how restaurants who have used this kind of method when selling food and how it could extend all over the market. The page was written based off of a college for business and economics.