Emerging Technologies

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4 new t ec hnologic al advanc ement s and t heir fields
t hat will be implement ed in t he near fut ure. [ 2 5 ]
( MO LE CU LA R BI O TE CHNO LOGI ES )
In Vitro meat is meat that is grow n in a l ab. Since meat is composed
of atoms, it is possible to restructure other atoms in the exact same
fashion but by different means , thus it w oul d stil l exactly be meat.
It may not be possibl e to distinguish
betw een In V itro and actual meat ev en
by taste, texture or anything el se; states
professor of Mol ecul ar Biol ogy at
Stanford Univ ersity Pat Brow n.
Env ironmentally, it w il l require l esser
resources to grow . But, economically,
high production costs are the biggest
barriers between consumer and in v itro meat products today.
The adv ancements in this fiel d in future w il l driv e the prices dow n.
Companies l ike New Harvest and Modern Meadow are w orking
strong to make I n V itro meat a real ity for tomorrow .
E t hic al sense
In v itro me at w ill ne v e r be alive, so it w ill ne v e r die.
( RO BO T I CS )
These power-armours or exo-suits are w earable mobile
machines that w il l be pow ered by el ectric motors, pneumatics,
l ev ers, hydraulics, and a combination of technol ogies that will
al l ow for l imbs mov ement, increased strength, and endurance.
Pow ered exoskeletons of a l arger, stronger kind hav e many
more uses. Emergency responders can use exoskeletons to
increase their strength . The US is fund ing many exoskeleton
v entures meant to support sol diers to w al k further and l ift more.
This rev olutionary product w il l hav e an immediate, l ife -
changing impact on indiv iduals w ith spinal cord injuries . It will
enabl e the paraplegics and tetraplegics to stand and walk
around, al lowing for more exercise, heal thier l ifestyle, and the
abil ity to see eye -to-eye w ith their peers.
E t hic al sense W e aponizat ion or me dic al and eme rge nc y support .