Technology's Promise | William E. Halal | Macmillan

  Technology's Promise | William E. Halal | Macmillan 

Analysis of a prediction in Technology’s Promise by William E. Halal

We have often heard that necessity is the mother of invention. The article on nanotechnology and infinite power devices was a sight for sore eyes. *grins* We have been tethered to laptop and cell phone power cords for far too long. One can usually find a hot spot in almost any coffee shop these days, but a power outlet is another story. *chuckles* It was very excited to finally see light at the end of the tunnel. It was mentioned that with nanotechnology electricity moves with 100 times less resistance than current wire materials so devices just don’t need as much power and the charging time is instant. We will finally get instant-on computers and other devices because we don’t have to wait for battery chemicals to charge. The nano devices simply store the charge between two plates. I just hope they find a way to recycle all those Ever-readies and Duracels. I also have a Cisco Network background and can foresee that we will have faster download speeds and crystal clear phone signals. Currently, many network devices don’t use error correction because it slows down the transmissions. Nano tech will definitely be a game changer.*smiles* Halal’s article also mentioned that there will be a profound impact on medical treatments, something that we have been waiting for far too long. A cure for cancer alone would be a huge breakthrough. It was mentioned that these devices will be ripe around 2015 to 2020. I wasn’t too clear on what an elevator to space would buy us, I personally get claustrophobic on elevators that a more than a few stories, let alone 62,000 miles. The only thing that kind of disturbed me about the article was that the nano research was being done all over the world and we already know what humans sometimes do with too much power. *grins*

*waves*

Jim Thomas