4 Incredible Technological Advances Coming in 2023

 

The year 2022 marked a turning point in both technological advancement and digital revolution. The tendency will persist as emerging technologies that have the potential to be disruptive continue to emerge at an exponentially faster rate. What technological advancements might we expect to see and experience in 2023?

       While there are many significant technological advancements, including the Internet of Things, 5G,  Space, Genomics, Synthetic Biology, Automation, Augmented Reality, and others, there are four   technological areas to pay close attention to in 2019 because they have the potential to drastically improve people's lives in the near future. They are:

                   1) computer technology

                   2) robotics

                   3) materials science

                   4) artificial intelligence

 1.computer technology

          Since the development of the electronic calculator in the 1960s, the field of computing has made enormous strides. In our highly linked world, the last few years have seen a particularly transformative change in information processing. Humanity will be able to "extend the scope of our intelligence a billion-fold," according to futurist Ray Kurzweil, and "the power of computing doubles, on average, every two years." Recent advances in physics, nanotechnology, and other fields have made it possible for us to live in a world of cognitive computing that was unimaginable ten years ago.

The DNA of living cells may one day be used to store data for biocomputers. The biocomputers may carry out complicated calculations that are beyond our current capacity thanks to this technology, which could store virtually infinite amounts of data.

Recently, scientists at the Technion in Israel developed a biological computer that can track various environmental elements and is built inside a bacterial cell. The computer now recognises and reports on hazardous compounds. "Within the live cells, we constructed a sort of biological computer. Circuits do intricate calculations in this computer, much like in other computers "Barger stated. "Only here, these circuits are genetic, not electronic, and proteins, not electrons, carry the information."

Quantum computing

         Civilization is currently following in the footsteps of quantum computing. At predictive analytics, quantum computing will be able to tackle issues with computational speed that has never before been possible. Quantum technology, which processes data inputs by using the distinct properties of subatomic particles, is expected to transform a variety of fields, including real-time analytics and cybersecurity. Quantum computing may be guided and enhanced by AI, run on a 5G or 6G network, enable the Internet of Things, and stimulate biotech, genomics, materials science, and the Metaverse.

2. Robotics

        Particularly in light of the expansion of capabilities in humanoid-looking devices that capture our attention, robotics is frequently seen as the face of developing technology. They have also been used for decades to automate routinely programmable tasks in industries including manufacturing, farming, warehouse work, healthcare, and security. Robotics is now transforming several industries, helped along by machine learning, machine vision, AI, and cutting-edge sensors.

Roboticists are creating a wide range of new possibilities by fusing machine vision and learning capabilities, including vision-based drones, robotic harvesting, robotic sorting in recycling, and warehousing pick and place. We've finally reached the tipping point, when these applications will be able to successfully operate in semi-structured areas without the need for conventional robots.

Technology has also advanced to the point that a robotic humanoid counterpart of the Terminator is feasible. A robot that can recognise when and where it has been harmed and immediately repair itself has been developed by Cornell University engineers. 

The exploration of space and the ocean in harsh conditions has a lot of possibilities for robotics. In fact, the Southern California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA created a robotic arm dubbed the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) that can operate in temperatures as low as -280 degrees Fahrenheit and may be used on planetary exploration missions in the future.

3. Materials science

The new realm of discovery made possible by AI and advanced analytics has applications for advanced materials. It applies to combining and collaborating with other emerging technologies, just like AI. New materials are currently being created that can be stronger, lighter, able to withstand harsh environments, and frequently work more effectively. Among other categories, they fall under the headings of electrical materials, biological materials, composites, polymers, and nanotechnology.

Stronger, more resilient, lighter, and even "self-healing" and self-assembling materials are being developed because to innovative research and development in materials science. The construction and transportation industries will undergo a transformation when stronger, adaptive, self-aware, and seemingly immortal materials can be used to design and build infrastructures like bridges, roads, and buildings.

4.  Artificial intelligence
           

We have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of artificial intelligence since since the HAL2000 computer and director Stanley Kubrick's epic film 2001 A Space Odessey gave us a peek of AI's independent (but sinister) potential to freely reason. AI is now on the verge of becoming a reality, and it isn't simply something you see in science fiction movies. Machine learning and natural language processing are two components of AI that are already present in our daily lives. AI nowadays is capable of understanding, diagnosing, and sometimes even solving issues on its own.

Artificial intelligence is quite specific in its goals and difficulties. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems aim to outperform human skills and speed while mimicking human characteristics and computational powers. It's already taking place. The future generation of computing will likely be controlled by synthetic synapses that resemble those in the human brain. The components could be different, analogue or digital, based on photonics, chemicals, biological systems, transistors, or even quantum components.

AI-powered computers have mostly been developed for automating tasks like learning, planning, problem-solving, speech recognition, and memory emulation. By prioritising and acting on data, AI technology can facilitate more effective decision-making, especially across bigger networks with numerous users and factors. AI is going to alter how we do business, make plans, and create designs in the very near future. Now you can see it. Numerous sectors, including customer service, marketing, banking, healthcare, company accounting, public safety, retail, education, and public transportation, are already being transformed fundamentally by AI.