Mummelmann on 12 December 2007
| clandecyon said: There have been tons of research breakthroughs in the last few years. Aerogel which is a hyper insulator, d3o which is new material to make even a toboggan tough like bodyarmor when hit, plastic steel that is being designed to stop bullets. Also, they have found the gene that influences aging and have helped rats live 6 times longer, another substance makes for a super rat that has 10 times the amount of energy and endurance, Stranger still is that they have discovered ways to manipulate genes to where they can eventually create new species to fill in gaps between the existing ones. Then we have the whole "green" concept that is fueling innovations globally. Cars that run off air, power that renews itself, etc. Top that off with the multimedia boom in digital downloads, smartphones, stereoscopic 3D tvs, and input controls like multitouch displays, holograms, and motion sensing, and we are in for an exciting couple of decades. The future is always here and it is even more here with every day that passes. lol. |
I saw a feature on one such mouse experiment, where one of them had been genetically altered for more endurance.
Scientists were baffled at the difference, sending the two mice (one modified, one normal) onto a treadmill to go for the topmost distance without tiring. The ordinary mouse ran for about 200 yards and the modded one ran for almost 3.5 miles...!
