Ten discoveries of Russian scientists that shocked the world. Great inventions of the future

Google Corporation, together with NASA, acquired the first quantum computer model. The speed of an ultra-modern machine in the context of performing complex calculations does not exceed a fraction of a second. The high-tech device is expected to solve problems 3,600 times faster than a traditional computer.

A quantum computer model called "D-Wave-Two" will be used by NASA to study outer space more thoroughly. Google, thanks to modern computing systems, will be able to revise its algorithm for searching and displaying the requested information.

At the same time, D-Wave-Two is not without some disadvantages. Its size is comparable to a garden building and its cost is estimated at $15 million.

The first contact lens with a mini display

Not long ago, Google presented a new product in its lineup called Google Glass. This invention is a portable computer made in the form of glasses. The Koreans decided to take a step further and used similar technology in a contact lens.

The conductive lenses were developed with the active participation of researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST). The studies involved Samsung and other well-known organizations.

On this moment One series of lens tests has been completed. Rabbits whose eyes resemble the size of human eyes were chosen as experimental animals. Five hours of wearing the lenses did not bring any severe redness or other negative effects.

Advertising will be sent directly to your head

The joint work of the German satellite television operator Sky and the advertising agency BBDO resulted in the creation of a new technology that allows broadcasting advertising information directly into the human brain. The essence of the method is the so-called “bone conduction”, which allows vibrations of the skull to create sound in the middle ear. Testers of the technology note their unusual impressions, because it seems that the sound is coming straight from their heads!

Testing of an unusual method of transmitting sound information took place on public trains using special transmitters that were pre-attached to the windows. When the passenger leaned his head against the glass surface, he could hear a voice urging him to download the Sky Go app on his smartphone.

It is worth noting that the population's reaction to the technology was far from enthusiastic. However, Sky is confident that the attitudes and habits of the general public will soon change, which will be reflected in the frequent use of the new product in everyday life.

Smartphones will be charged with urine

Researchers at the University of Bristol have invented a way to extract energy from regular urine. To implement it, a certain fuel element is used, with the help of which microorganisms break down organic matter. As a result, electricity is generated, which allows you to charge your smartphone.

Clearly, scientists still have to solve a number of technical problems. Despite the upcoming improvements, today we can safely say that the project is very promising. For example, a similar development can be used in public toilets to illuminate these rooms, charge various devices, etc.

Drinking water from any liquid

In Odessa, they have developed a unique scheme for desalination of any type of water. It is expected that the scientific breakthrough will significantly make life easier for a significant number of people on our planet.

Professor Smirny’s technology makes it possible to transform any liquid, including sea water, into clean and fresh water. In addition to the ability to provide the whole world with drinking water, the scheme for its purification and desalination makes it possible to obtain liquid with unique beneficial properties, which will contribute to the rejuvenation and healing of the world population. Also, using this method, it is possible to obtain heavy water, which is used in nuclear reactors, and methane, the extraction of which is a guarantee of a stable gas future.

Skyscraper ship for ocean exploration

A high-tech skyscraper vessel has been developed in France that will help people learn more facts about life in the ocean.

The authorship of the SeaOrbiter design belongs to engineer Jacques Rougerie. The height of the building is more than 50 m, and in appearance it resembles a skyscraper submerged under water. The structure accommodates 22 people and is completely autonomous. The ship is supplied with energy thanks to the energy of the sun, sea waves and wind. The estimated cost of such a miracle is $52 million.

Crimes will be prevented

The PredPol company has developed software that allows you to predict the location of a crime. It works based on data on offenses over recent years. The police receive the coordinates of the possible location of a criminal act, and all they have to do is go to the specified address to check a certain quarter.

The algorithm works based on the analysis of constantly updated information. At this time the program is at the testing stage.

Robot guards

In South Korea, robots will guard prisoners. This is what the country’s criminal executive authorities decided and did not spare 1 billion won, which exceeds 860 thousand dollars, for the futuristic project. The mission of robots is to reduce the burden on prison staff and increase the level of safety of their work.

The guards of the future cannot exert force on prisoners due to the lack of hands. Their body consists of a body, a head and a four-wheeled base. The robot weighs 70 kg and has a height of 150 cm. Its main function is to identify abnormal types of behavior, which include cruelty, violence, and suicide. For these tasks, the robot has enough sensors and cameras. The bulk of his work occurs at night.

Planetary movement will become possible

Planets can be moved in space, according to former NASA employee Donald Kessler and astrophysicist Neil Tyson. The project involves moving a number of planets to a zone where life can exist. Researchers believe that a large celestial body can be pulled from place to place using a gravitational satellite located in orbit.

The ideas of scientists can be called quite bold. There are many problems that need to be solved to bring them to life - for example, it is not yet entirely clear where to get a huge amount of energy for the above-mentioned satellite. Another point of active debate in scientific circles will be the method of recording the transferred planet. To date, proposals have been put forward to use a huge network or high-power launch vehicles.

Russian nuclear engine for interstellar travel

Russia has every chance of becoming the first country in the world to implement an interstellar flight program, says Yuri Karash, a member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics. In his opinion, the implementation period of the grandiose project will be 12-14 years.

The basis for the breakthrough should be a new nuclear engine, the development of which will reduce the time of space travel from Earth to Mars by half. As a result, the time the astronauts spend in open space will be halved, and the astronauts will receive half the amount of radiation. At the moment, scientists are not taking into account the possibility of a “walk” on the surface of our planet’s red neighbor, although such a development is not excluded.

Russian researchers focus on the fact that the cost of a nuclear installation will be 500 million euros. This is simply an unaffordable amount for one country, so the researchers note the need for financial assistance and invite other countries to cooperate.

Upcoming inventions over the next 20 years will change the world

Futurologists believe that the next two decades of technological progress will bring us many new inventions that will change the usual picture of the world. Among them, according to the Institute For The Future magazine, the following stand out:

Lunar station on the Earth's natural satellite. Its construction will be carried out by robots, who will also become its employees. The project is being led by Japan, for which even the disaster that occurred in the country did not become an obstacle to achieving its goal.
Construction of a high-speed railway passing through 17 countries. The purpose of the design is to connect Europe and Asia.
Flying car with autopilot.
A visit to space is for everyone. It is expected that admiring the Earth from outer space will become public entertainment in 2020.
Universal use of biofuels. The world's population will no longer need oil.
Technologies for electronics receiving commands directly from the brain. A person will give up manual control of a telephone, personal computer and any type of household appliance. The implementation of the project will be possible thanks to the implantation of a special chip into a person’s head.
Artificial intelligence capable of generating valuable ideas.

If you believe the results of the Next five in five project, which was financed by IBM, in the next 5 we will witness the following innovations:

Mobile phone with 3D design option.
Sensors for environmental monitoring.
Air-charged batteries.
Innovative heating that removes excess thermal energy from a person, computer, etc.
A system for calculating traffic intensity, helping to avoid the accumulation of a large number of vehicles on the roads.

Almost gone, 2017 turned out to be a year of great discoveries - space agencies began to use reusable rockets, patients can now fight cancer cells with their own blood cells, and a group of scientists discovered a lost continent in the Southern Hemisphere called Zealand.

These and other mind-blowing discoveries and incredible scientific advances of 2017 are described in more detail below.

Zealand

An international team of 32 scientists has discovered the lost continent of Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean. It is located under Pacific waters, on the seabed, between New Zealand and New Caledonia. Zealand was not always under water, as scientists were able to discover fossilized remains of plants and land animals.

New form of life

Scientists have managed to create in laboratory conditions something that is closest to a new form of life. The fact is that the DNA of all living beings consists of natural pairs of amino acids: adenine-thymine and guanine-cytosine. Most of DNA is built from these nitrogenous bases. However, scientists were able to create an unnatural base pair that coexisted quite comfortably with natural pairs in the DNA of E. coli.

This discovery has the potential to influence the further development of medicine and may contribute to the retention of drugs in the body for a longer period of time.

All the gold in the universe

Scientists have discovered exactly how all the gold in the universe (as well as platinum and silver) is formed. The collision of two very small but very heavy stars located 130 million light years from Earth created a hundred octillion dollars worth of gold.

For the first time in the history of observing stars, astronomers were able to witness the collision of two neutron stars. Two massive cosmic bodies were heading towards each other at a speed equal to a third of the speed of light, and their collision resulted in the creation of gravitational waves that could be felt on Earth.

Secrets of the Great Pyramid

Scientists have taken a fresh look at the Great Pyramid of Giza and discovered a secret chamber there. Using new scanning technology based on high-speed particles, scientists have discovered a secret room deep in the pyramid that no one had even suspected before. For now, scientists can only guess why this room was built.

New method to fight cancer

Scientists can now use the human immune system to fight some cancer cells. For example, to fight childhood leukemia, doctors remove the child's blood cells, modify them, and reintroduce them into the body. While this process is extremely expensive, the technology is developing and has enormous potential.

New indicators from the poles

Not all discoveries in 2017 were positive. For example, in July, a huge piece of ice broke off from the Antarctic ice sheet, becoming the third largest iceberg on record.

In addition, scientists say that the Arctic may never regain its title as the eternally icy pole.

New planets

NASA scientists have discovered seven more exoplanets that could theoretically support life in the form we know on Earth.

As many as seven planets have been spotted in the neighboring star system TRAPPIST-1, at least six of which are solid, like Earth. All these planets are located in a zone favorable for the formation of water and life. What is most remarkable about this discovery is the proximity of the star system and the possibility of further detailed study of the planets.

Farewell to Cassini

In 2017, the automated Cassini space station, which had been studying Saturn and its many moons for 13 years, burned up in the planet’s atmosphere. This was the planned end of the mission, which scientists chose to do deliberately in an attempt to avoid Cassini colliding with possibly habitable moons of Saturn.

Just before its death, Cassini flew around Titan and flew through the icy rings of Saturn, sending unique images to Earth.

MRI for babies

The tiniest babies being treated or examined in hospital now have their own magnetic resonance imaging scanner, safe to use in the same room as the babies.

Reusable rocket booster

SpaceX has invented a new rocket booster that doesn't fall back to Earth after the rocket launches and can be used multiple times.

Boosters are one of the most expensive parts of launching a rocket into space, and they usually all end up on the ocean floor immediately after launch. A very expensive disposable device, without which it is impossible to reach orbit.

However, SpaceX's new heavy boosters can be retrofitted relatively easily and cheaply, saving $18 million per launch. In 2017, Elon Musk’s company has already carried out about 20 launches followed by the landing of a booster.

New advances in genetics

Scientists are one step closer to being able to edit a person's DNA, eliminating birth defects, diseases and genetic abnormalities before birth. Geneticists in Oregon have successfully edited the DNA of a living human embryo for the first time.

In addition, eGenesis announced that it will soon be possible to transplant large vital organs from pig donors into humans. The company managed to create a genetic virus blocker that does not transmit animal viruses to humans.

Breakthrough in quantum teleportation

The possibility of teleportation of quantum information has long been studied by scientists. Previously, it was possible to teleport data over a distance of several tens of kilometers.

For the first time in the history of quantum teleportation, a Chinese scientist managed to transmit information about photons (light particles) from Earth to space using mirrors and lasers.

This discovery could fundamentally change the way we transmit information around the world and transport energy. Quantum teleportation could lead to a completely new kind of quantum computers and information transfer. The Internet of the near future may become faster, safer and virtually impenetrable to hackers.

What does our world lack to make it look like a breathtaking science fiction story? What discoveries are we waiting with bated breath? In fact, the list is not too long. I tried to choose technologies and discoveries that were guaranteed to radically and forever change our world for the better.

I accompany each such discovery or technology with a forecast - completely unscientific and based on a subjective feeling of the development of science and technology.

I hope to hear your opinion too! But more on that at the end, but for now... What do we lack to build the world of the future?

I’ll start with what’s closest to me, space. It's not a matter of rabid love for science fiction. It’s just that if you think sensibly, it is in this direction that the only guaranteed non-dead-end path for the development of human civilization lies. Remember the story. All outstanding eras and societies had expansion at their core! Expansion creates the best opportunities for civilization. But the Earth is not rubber, there is nothing more to discover. New territories and new resources are what humanity needs to continue its exponential growth.

Unattainable

The first thing that comes to mind is antigravity. The alpha and omega of fiction, the dream and hope of any writer. The meaning is clear, antigravity is a phenomenon or technology that will allow a Man to overcome the gravity of the earth or any other celestial body more effectively than any modern technology, such as jet propulsion or wings, can do.

Imagine flying cars over cities, as in dozens of films, starting with “Guest from the Future” and ending with “The Fifth Element”, floating cities, as in “Laputra Castle in the Sky”, orbital stations that can be reached by elevator... If at the same time the technology will also be efficient in terms of energy consumption - it will change our world in the most radical way.

Unfortunately, all the laws of nature known today speak of the impossibility of this phenomenon (I’m talking specifically about the practical side of the issue). Today, antigravity remains an absolutely unattainable dream.

Unattainable

Another cornerstone of fantasy. And again, I’m talking about any technology that can instantly transport a person or an object comparable in size and mass from one place to another. It doesn't matter what it looks like, just a door to another place, like the cardboard bus in "Guest from the Future", or it's about manipulating the matter of your body, like in "Star Treck" or "Stargate".

And it doesn’t matter how large-scale the implementation of this technology will be. Those. Will this be a solution to the transport issue on a human scale and a door to another city at home, or only highly specialized solutions for space research and industry. In both cases, it will change our lives, and simply - it will be amazing, it’s teleportation!!!

Unfortunately, teleportation technology is unattainable for us. Moreover, it is even further away from embodiment than antigravity. We know at least little about the latter, and this leaves room for dreams. But with teleportation, everything is more or less clear - in a practical sense, this is impossible. And all the experiments with teleportation of photons/quanta that are currently being carried out only confirm this disappointing conclusion.

Unattainable

I'm talking about transmitting energy over long distances without wires and significant power losses. This technology is found much less frequently in science fiction than teleportation or antigravity, but it would be no less of a shock to our civilization.

Just imagine huge chains of nuclear power plants on the surface of the moon, not inferior in area to European countries. From them, energy is transferred in its pure form here to the earth in distribution stations, from which cars and houses throughout the earth are powered. And all this happens environmentally friendly and without any wires. Inhabited bases will be built throughout the solar system, because there are no problems with energy supply even in the most remote areas.

And how are things going? The bad thing is even more science fiction than teleportation. If we ever had hopes for the realization of this dream, then they were all associated with the name of Nikola Tesla and were buried with him.

Unattainable

Here I will make a reservation right away. Of course, it's not just about building a spaceship that will fly faster than the speed of light. Even just a theoretically proven possibility of such a journey, which will not be associated with something that promises imminent death or an imperceptible loss of several million years, such as falling into a black hole or constantly accelerating a ship to the required speed, then even this is enough to say, that this is one of the most anticipated discoveries. Why? Because this will mean that Man will someday be able to conquer other solar systems.

So what? Otherwise, if this does not happen, then humanity can forever say goodbye to dreams of populating other stars, of contacts with alien intelligence, of building a huge galactic empire uniting millions of planets... All this will forever remain science fiction if we do not find a way somehow seep through the reinforced concrete wall of the limitations of the theory of relativity.

What are our prospects? Unfortunately, they are weak. On the one hand, physics has now reached such depths of the universe that it is hard to say unequivocally – “impossible”. Those. maybe it is possible. But from a purely practical point of view, it’s a complete mess. Those. You and I, dear reader, have no hopes of visiting Alpha Centauri at all... But physicists are working, and we have our fingers crossed.

Now let's move on to brothers in mind - one of the most exciting topics.

Maybe!

And even if not with aliens, but simply with a non-human mind comparable in level of development. And even if not contact, but simply to find out that it exists, this inhuman mind...

I think there is no need to describe what an amazing and earth-shaking discovery this will be! Even if we just find out that several thousand light years away there is another civilization that also films TV series and uses radio, this will be, as they say, “the end of the world as we knew it.” And if these friends suddenly establish direct contact with us, there is no comment.

And there is hope! Certainly, impossible to predict, one can only guess, but recent discoveries by astronomers and biologists suggest that this is possible! Thousands of exoplanets have already been discovered on which life is theoretically possible. There are indications that life may be much more diverse than we previously thought (this is about arsenic-based life). The next ten years will give us a lot of food for thought on this topic. So we hope and wait.

Unattainable

If humanity has a brighter dream than discovering brothers in mind on other planets, it is the dream of creating artificial intelligence. How many copies have been broken, how many hopes have died, but we continue to believe and dream. And we are not just talking about the dreams of science fiction writers. Real people, real technologies, huge money. An entire industry, plus all sorts of side branches in industries related to information processing.

I won’t theorize and dig deeply into this issue now - the topic is bottomless. For now I'll say this. In the coming years and decades, there will be... uh... devices that will look reasonable in the situations and environments in which they will be used. I mean, robot consultants and assistants, some large information systems. They will be “well, just like alive”...

But the creation of artificial intelligence in the form that humans understand the mind is still a pipe dream. As far as I know, now there is not even a clear understanding of what “mind” or “consciousness” is... Let alone the creation of artificial intelligence. So don’t worry, well, or cry – it depends on who you are – There are no intelligent machines expected in the foreseeable future.

Medicine and biology are very rich areas in terms of the unrealistic hopes of the Dreamer.

Soon!

How wonderful it would be if any lost limb or organ could be easily replaced or regrown. God bless them with their limbs, teeth and hair - the opportunity to replace or grow them again is the blue dream of humanity.

And I say with great joy that this dream is closer than ever to coming true. The advances in medicine, biology and, don’t be surprised, electronics are so great that the issue of regeneration or replacement of limbs and organs is a matter of a decade or two, according to subjective feelings.

No, of course, a lot can be done now - dental prosthetics, organ transplants, prosthetics controlled by the power of thought. But for now, these are still “crutches” that are worse than the originals (either in themselves, or due to the technology of their extraction and/or use) and which leave a person defective. I’m talking about a level of technology that will make it possible to make equivalent, and maybe even superior, replacements for fragile originals.

And this is achievable - a matter of the coming decades. The first successful examples can be expected in the next 5-8 years. Moreover, I think that cyborgs (in the most sci-fi sense) will appear earlier than people with grown (regenerated) limbs.

Unattainable

Will people be able to live forever, or rather, independently choose the moment of their departure from life? EVERYONE wants this. This question is very complex, and we will not go into depth now into an analysis of the arguments for and against or the consequences of this invention. Let's just consider the current situation.

The prospects for a significant increase in average human life expectancy are now more than good. There are many possibilities that biologists and doctors around the world are actively and successfully working on.

If we talk about achieving fundamental immortality in the form as we described it, then for now this is more a matter of theoretical reasoning and guesswork than any real developments.

I would venture to make this prediction: if you are now under 30 years old, then you have every chance of living to 100, and maybe up to 120 years old, if you make the appropriate efforts. At least I'm going to. Complete immortality? Not in this century.

Soon!

Manipulating the genome and creating life in the laboratory

IN in this case I'm talking about technologies that will make it possible to create organisms, including human ones, with predetermined physical properties in the widest range. If you try to imagine the consequences of bringing these technologies to an industrial scale, it becomes scary. But I am convinced that if such an opportunity appears, and people gather the courage to use it, then our civilization will take not just a step, but a giant leap forward.

And everything is heading towards the fact that this will happen. The successes of geneticists are amazing. We have already created artificial life, we are already growing organisms “in test tubes”, we have dismantled genes for spare parts...

Another 15-20 years will pass and people will appear among us who will have properties artificially implanted in them. It's unavoidable. And I’m not talking about a cure for congenital diseases at the stage of conception - this is already available, but about things like seven fingers on the hands of a child whose parents dream of raising a brilliant pianist.

There are also a number of fantastic technologies related, so to speak, to everyday life. I don't know how else to define them.

Soon!

How we all want to live in a magical, wonderful world! Unfortunately, the reality around us is quite ugly. What to do? Escape to virtual reality!

Films such as “The Matrix” and “13th Floor”, and a huge number of books talk about a wonderful virtual world where you can become anyone and which will be like a real fairy tale. Everything that technology will take centuries to achieve will be realized immediately in virtual reality.

And this dream is coming true before our eyes! I’ll say right away that we will not move into the virtual world, as in “The Matrix”; on the contrary, the virtual world will come into the real one and merge with it. Augmented reality and virtual world technologies will radically change our lives and communications in the next 20 years.

The wait won't be long, it's happening right now. Over the next 5-10 years, we expect the first real breakthroughs in this direction.

Unattainable

According to Wikipedia: force field - some kind of invisible barrier, the main function of which is to protect a certain area or target from external or internal penetrations. It's rare to find a science fiction book that doesn't mention force fields. Without them there is nothing to do in space - that’s for sure.

Without unnecessary words, it is impossible either now or in the foreseeable future.

Unattainable

Let me clarify – a cheap and efficient source of energy. Everyone understands what we're talking about. We have read about this more than once. Some fantastic mineral that can “feed” the entire earth or cold nuclear fusion. Anything that will allow us to bathe in energy without fear that tomorrow we will run out of oil, coal or anything else.

A dubious point, you might say, but I think that if we erase the problem of energy production from the list of problems of humanity once and for all, then our life will not only become different, it will become much better.

There is no hope yet, but I really want it.

Unattainable

Does everyone remember the dreams of Dr. Salvatore from “Amphibian Man” and Captain Nemo from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” about exploring the world’s oceans? In Soviet times, this topic was very popular. Science fiction writers dreamed of cities built on the ocean floor, of lung-breathing people, of edible algae plantations that would feed humanity...

Now the enthusiasm has waned. And this happened for a simple reason - because there are no mysteries or secrets, just sheer technical difficulties. Sea water is a very aggressive environment that does not provide any concessions or advantages. In space there is at least weightlessness, which can be considered as a plus. At depth there are no advantages, only pressure, only corrosion, only instability.

So today, as far as I know, no one is seriously considering options for populating underwater spaces. The development of the world's oceans occurs on the principle of the development of a refrigerator by an adult son left unattended by mother nature. Those. everything is eaten, and it quickly becomes empty. And so far no hope.

As for projects to create floating island cities, this is not a technology that will radically change our world, and we are only interested in such. Well, there will be floating cities, so what? In addition to problems with traffic jams and stress, there will also be seasickness - that’s all the progress.

Your opinion?

I’ll say right away that there is no need to approach this article with scientific standards - these are just dreams and my attitude towards them.

What discoveries are you looking forward to? Do you agree with my assessments? Write in the comments, I will try to answer everything.

In the near future, I will try to supplement each discovery with some links to relevant news, research or opinions of famous scientists. I would be grateful if you share links to such sources.

Future discoveries

Reading science fiction novels about the future, one can only be surprised how much attention they pay to the technical details of life and how little to what determines its meaning and main content. If science fiction considered its main task not only to entertain the reader, but also to help him navigate the present with the help of ideas about the future, it could become much bolder and more powerful as a literary genre. She would try to imagine what new channels of thinking about the world will be laid out or deepened in the future - and thereby begin to create these channels in the minds of today's people. She would look not so much into tomorrow's life, but into tomorrow's being; she would not so much construct utopias and dystopias as she would try to predict what will become the main thing tomorrow for a person, and as a result, for humanity.

But in this book we've had enough of fairy tales. Let’s not compete with science fiction by giving literary credibility to predictions. Let's look into tomorrow purely constructively.

Not everyone finds it easy to believe that philosophy can be constructive. This is her fault, her misfortune, and her upcoming task. Humanity needs to move from scientific and technological progress to spiritual and worldview progress.

Nowadays, psychology plays an increasingly important role for people, with its attempts to help a person solve specific mental problems. But psychology, in turn, is becoming increasingly aware that the success of its particular methods depends on the main ideological guidelines with which it deals - both at the level of developing these methods, and at the level of interaction with the person who turns to it for help.

Perhaps it is precisely the psychological needs of people and the development of psychology caused by them that will lead to a renewed, increased interest in philosophy - in practical philosophy, which, like psychology, solves specific problems, but of a more general nature. Maybe even some kind of intermediate area will arise (the name “psychosophy” would be suitable for it), connecting psychology and philosophy into a single structure of mental and spiritual support for a person. In fact, both psychological and philosophical problems of a person are, first of all, problems of orientation, which is why understanding the connections between them will inevitably lead to ever closer interaction between these areas of culture.

In a completely natural way, a general philosophy of orientation that defends human rights in philosophy will add to them human rights in the world of psychology. It is not only the problems of psychiatric intervention that require attention.

As the general principles of orientation acquire an axiomatic character, philosophy will cease to be considered the lot of the elite. Philosophical creativity will become more and more widespread, more and more diverse. Philosophical discoveries (not only conceptual, but also instrumental) will become as relevant a phenomenon of cultural life as new novels, films, performances, films, scientific inventions and discoveries.

The emergence of new philosophical teachings, moving from a personal worldview to the recognition and support of others, to becoming a system of orientation that helps other people, will attract general interest. Deeper than today's attention to scientific and technological achievements. But the mutual aggressiveness of the exercises will gradually begin to fade. The free choice between them will increasingly be exercised not in a mutually exclusive, but in a complementary manner, in conditions of full respect for this free choice.

A science that wants to contribute to philosophy or psychosophy will also have to take into account the living interests of man. Without being confined to the concept of logical rigor, which in philosophy can have only an extremely limited meaning, science will develop ideas about orientation activity that will allow one to analyze methods of philosophical orientation without compromising their viability.

Maybe over time there will be some kind of hierarchical orientation : study of human needs for orientation at different semantic and spiritual levels. The study of primary and complex orientation problems of a person as floors of a single building of personal worldview. This is important for any teaching that undertakes to help a person in orientation.

The hierarchical approach will allow us to avoid excessive universalization of the methods of orientation developed by the exercises. The entire hierarchy of possibilities is open to every person. But being able to recognize the level you need in it is a big deal.

New directions of philosophical activity will be formed. It is difficult now to choose names for them; we can only outline the main issues. Probably first of all it will be philosophy of interior orientation. AND Itean problematics, in turn, will lead over time to the formation philosophy of external orientation- with new methods for solving long-known problems. A special area could be philosophy of social orientation , which, we hope, will soften the morals now determined by party confrontation. Will play a significant role philosophy of religious orientation– does not oppose itself to any of the religions, but comprehends their general and particular meaning for humans. Perhaps there will even be some philosophy of existential orientation, which will direct attention to a unique non-ideological orientation that uses special means and methods of orientation that avoid any reflection.

But aren’t we too carried away with guessing about the future, which neither the author nor his current reader will be able to observe in order to determine the validity of the forecast?

No, not too much. If you don’t think today about what awaits philosophy in the future, this future will move further and further away. You can think this way or completely differently, but these thoughts are necessary. Through them we participate in the creation of the world, the future and even today. That is why I turn not to tomorrow’s reader (for confirmation of my predictions), or even to the day after tomorrow, but to today’s reader for participation in reflection. Even with the most polemical complicity. And to make the debate more fun, let’s move on to the last of the fairy tales told at the ChSU.

Respecting the reader’s ingenuity, I will not decipher the working abbreviation “ChSU”.

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The future of science fiction films is much closer than it seems. New devices can greatly change our world - they restore the ability to walk or see for people with disabilities, make us stronger, or simply add joy and comfort to life.

website I chose 10 inventions that have already entered our lives or will become part of it very soon.

1. A device that will help paralyzed people get back on their feet

At the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, scientists are working to create a device that will help restore control of the body to paralyzed people. This small and very important device consists of two parts - one chip is located in the brain, the second in the spinal cord.

After spinal injuries, the conduction of nerve impulses is disrupted, but the brain continues to issue commands, although they do not reach the muscles. The spinal interface duplicates signals from the nervous system and makes it possible to restore the ability to move. In the future, this will greatly change the lives of many people, and now the device is being tested.

2. Sensors for portable diagnostics

There are already applications that monitor the number of steps or teach proper nutrition, and in the near future, with the help of biosensors, smartphones will be able to measure the number of calories in the food we eat, monitor the amount of oxygen in the blood, do an ECG, EEG and much more. Thus, diagnostics will become easier and more accessible.

3. Robot companions

Personal robots are already a reality, but Jimbo is much more than a stationary speaker with an indicator light. This robot is more like Eve from the cartoon about Valli - he can move and express emotions. Jimbo can dance, laugh, come when you call, he can become a full-fledged companion for a person, which takes our relationship with robots to a new level. Of course, Jimbo still has a lot to learn, but today he is ready for mass production and can soon become a part of everyday life. You can see how it works.

4. Glasses that allow the blind to see

5. Dentistry without drilling

Children's dreams of the end of the era of drills are becoming a reality. Brix 3000 gel softens the area damaged by caries, preserving the healthy part of the tooth, after which the caries is easily removed and the doctor can immediately place a filling. The procedure is completely painless, and in the near future, drilling will remain only in memories.

6. Running shoes that help you move faster

Faster, higher, stronger - that's how the new Futurecraft 4D sneakers from Adidas help you move. The secret is simple - the midsole in such shoes is made using 3D printing and is customized individually - in size, shape, flexibility, impact mitigation strength and coating features. In the future, custom soles will be printed directly in the store, but for now the series is sold with soles made according to Adidas' calculations based on the company's experience.

7. Supercomputer with artificial intelligence for diagnosing diseases

Correct diagnosis is the main factor in successful treatment. But even the most experienced doctor cannot keep in his head all the information about all diseases, all clinical studies and possible symptoms - remember, even the brilliant Dr. House was wrong. IBM decided to compensate for the imperfections of human memory with the help of a new invention - “Doctor Watson”. During the examination of the patient by a real doctor, “Watson” selects all the global literature that may be relevant to the current case and gives his forecast, after which the doctor looks at the machine’s calculations and makes a final diagnosis. We hope that with the help of Watson, medicine will become even more effective.

8. Adaptive wheels

Cars will also get their own cool gadget - airless wheels with adaptive tread. The new Michelin wheel is made from a porous but durable material; it does not require inflation and is not afraid of punctures. The main feature of the company's development is a 3D-printed tread that can be changed to suit road and weather conditions. The wheel itself does not need to be changed.

9. Robot surgeons

Even at this very minute, somewhere in the world, a surgical robot is already performing an operation. The daVinchi company produces equipment that helps carry out high-precision operations, including over long distances.

Modern surgeons in medical schools are already taught the art of not only working with a scalpel, but also managing such machines. The robots, in turn, are being improved to accurately reproduce the movements of a doctor's hand. On the one hand, surgery will become more complex, on the other hand, it will become more reliable and more accessible, because one doctor will be able to perform operations anywhere, connecting to local equipment.

10. Exoskeletons That Help Paralyzed People Move Again

“I'm a quadriplegic and I recently used an exoskeleton. My physical therapist holds me so I don't fall because I usually have a walker in front of me. Just recently walked 826 steps!” - this is exactly how one of the patients with quadriplegia - partial or complete paralysis of all limbs - described his experience with the exoskeleton. Currently, about 3,000 patients are undergoing training at Ekso Bionics, mastering the control of the exoskeleton.

This device not only helps paralyzed people move again, but can also be used to perform strenuous physical work. In Korea, some workers are already using exoskeletons to be faster and stronger.

Bonus: low-calorie ice cream

Halo Top makes protein-enriched ice cream in a variety of flavors that uses stevia instead of regular sugar. Ice cream also contains cane sugar and sugar alcohols. Of course, this ice cream cannot be called completely dietary, but even a person strictly watching their weight can afford to eat a portion without remorse, because half a liter of such a treat contains only 360 calories, or 72 calories per 100 grams. This helped propel Halo Top ice cream to the top-selling product in the United States.

Write in the comments what you think about the world of the future and new inventions.