The 20 Most Important Inventions of the Next 10 Years

The study resulted in an interesting and diverse list.  The more foreseeable advancements in energy, fuel, transport and medicine are accompanied by technological and organisational innovations; ideas which may come to transform the way humans interact with each other, with work and leisure, and with the world around us.

 One item on the list, the idea of recycling shipping containers for accommodation, is an idea being explored in the North East of England by SES, the Sunderland-based enterprise company, who are planning an innovative, environmentally-friendly new headquarters, constructed from reconditioned shipping containers.

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1. Ocean-driven hydropower
2. Miniaturized medical equipment
3. 3D printing
4. Even smarter mobile applications
5. Next-generation bio-fuels
6. Electric vehicles
7. Truly “on-demand” entertainment
8. Nanotech computing
9. Cure for cancer
10. Futuristic science & math toys
11. Using the body’s natural energies to power electrical equipment
12. Harnessing the power of the crowd
13. Social media literacy
14. Far-reaching overhaul of the global financial system
15. Pop-up businesses that tackle a single project before disbanding
16. Reformed urban transit systems
17. Cure for Alzheimer’s
18. Pop-up housing: Refurbishing leftover shipping containers into housing units
19. Super-high-speed internet
20. Super-charged batteries