Pawn Power
16th February 2008, 06:37
Live longer, live better: futurologists pick top challenges of next 50 years
· Experts see huge advances in health and technology
· Sun could provide all of Earth's energy needs
"Reversing the effects of ageing, reprogramming genes to prevent diseases and producing clean energy are some of the biggest challenges for the next 50 years, according to a group of leading experts.
The pace of advances in technology means the rate of progress will be 30 times faster in the next half century, futurologists believe - and that opens up the prospect of innovation in many fields."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/feb/16/genetics.energy
· Experts see huge advances in health and technology
· Sun could provide all of Earth's energy needs
"Reversing the effects of ageing, reprogramming genes to prevent diseases and producing clean energy are some of the biggest challenges for the next 50 years, according to a group of leading experts.
The pace of advances in technology means the rate of progress will be 30 times faster in the next half century, futurologists believe - and that opens up the prospect of innovation in many fields."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/feb/16/genetics.energy