Futurist.com: Futurist Speaker Glen Hiemstra

Future Technologies Future Technologies Since early humans picked up bones and rocks to pound, cut and kill, technology has been used to change the world and to alter the manner of our existence. In the early 21st century, the technological possibilities that lie ahead are also quite mind bending. Whether or not technology changes the world or we choose to change the world with technology is a matter of sometimes heated but also highly relevant debate. 3D Printing 3D printers create real, solid objects from digital data by building them up in layers. Augmented Reality Augmented reality (AR) overlays digital data on a real-time view of the world. Big Data Big Data generates value from the storage and processing of very large quantities of digital information that cannot be analyzed with traditional computing techniques. Bioprinting Bioprinters are 3D printers that output living cells in order to permit the creation of human or other animal tissue and even entire organs. Cloud Computing Genetic Engineering