The pace of change seems to be coming faster and faster. This simple concept often spurs me to work 90+ hour weeks because the opportunities we have now could completely disappear with the next big breakthrough...
I'm not complaining. Without rapid technological advancement the world could become a very dark place. If energy, housing, food, water, and medical needs are not met soon the majority of the world that lives with these problems will use the cheap technologies of today to wage war on the 'haves'. Example: Islamic Extremists.
If business/science is uninterupted over the next decade it seems all problems could potentially be solved.
The first world changing breakthough may already have happened:
EESTOR. The VC firm that brought us Google, Amazon, and eBay has backed a huge energy play. EESTOR has developed...for lack of a better term... a battery that stores massive amounts of power cleanly and cheaply. The kind of power that can be used to run cars for 500 miles without a recharge. Then consider having that kind of storage in every house - losing electricity for days or possibly weeks might not be such a disruptive prospect in catastrophies. Should this technology live up to expectations the looming oil crisis may be averted.
What do you guys think about it? Anyone have ideas on how to capitalize on such a sea-change in the status quo?
I'm not complaining. Without rapid technological advancement the world could become a very dark place. If energy, housing, food, water, and medical needs are not met soon the majority of the world that lives with these problems will use the cheap technologies of today to wage war on the 'haves'. Example: Islamic Extremists.
If business/science is uninterupted over the next decade it seems all problems could potentially be solved.
The first world changing breakthough may already have happened:
EESTOR. The VC firm that brought us Google, Amazon, and eBay has backed a huge energy play. EESTOR has developed...for lack of a better term... a battery that stores massive amounts of power cleanly and cheaply. The kind of power that can be used to run cars for 500 miles without a recharge. Then consider having that kind of storage in every house - losing electricity for days or possibly weeks might not be such a disruptive prospect in catastrophies. Should this technology live up to expectations the looming oil crisis may be averted.
What do you guys think about it? Anyone have ideas on how to capitalize on such a sea-change in the status quo?