The 2008 top 10 emerging technologies according to MIT Technology Review:
- peering into video;s future: the Internet is about to drown in digital video, peer-to-peer networks could come to the rescue.
- nanocharging solar: quantum-dot solar power could boost output in cheap photovoltaics.
- invisible revolution: artificially structured metamaterials could transform telecommunications, data storage, and even solar energy
- personalized medical monitors: using computers to automate diagnostics could make medicine more personal.
- single cell analysis: detecting minute differences between individual cells could improve medical tests and treatments.
- new focus for light: light-focusing optical antennas that could lead to DVDs that hold hundreds of movies.
- neuron control: genetically engineered "light switch" which lets scientists turn selected parts of the brain on and off, may help improve treatments for depression and other disorders
- nanohealing: tiny fibers will save lives by stopping bleeding and aiding recovery from brain injury
- digital imaging: compressive sensing could help devices such as cameras and medical scanners capture images more efficiently.
- augmented reality: superimposing digital information on the real world.
