Which invention will change the world this year?

Editing genes, fuel from the sun, artificial intelligence . what inventions will change history?

Here is a comment by Bill Gates - chairman and co-founder of Microsoft, in Time magazine:

When Johann Gutenberg invented the printer, he changed the whole history. You can say the same thing with Thomas Edison's light bulb, the polio vaccine of Jonas Salk, and Grace Hopper's compilation.

So which next great invention will change history? Here are some inventions that I think are worth watching.

Better vaccine storage

The vaccine has saved tens of millions of lives worldwide, but they will be damaged if not stored at the right temperature. A group of inventors from Global Good in Seattle, Washington state, created a new refrigerator called MetaFridge.

This cabinet is cold enough to keep the vaccine safe during long periods of power outages. It can also act as a portable refrigerator, allowing immunization workers to travel further and reach children in the most remote areas.

 

Imagine that in the future we can edit a patient's DNA to make them healthier or eliminate the genes that make mosquitoes able to transmit malaria.

We are still in the early stages of developing genome editing tools, and I know there are many questions about how to use this technology responsibly. However, I still hope for possible possibilities.

 

Scientists are trying to turn solar energy into fuel.If successful, this will be a world-changing invention - (Photo: SlashGear).

If we are going to end our dependence on fossil fuels and limit climate change, then we need to take many different measures. Recently researchers at a Caltech lab are exploring ways to turn solar energy into fuel.

We are still far from reaching the day when you can refill your gas tank with fuel from the sun, but Caltech's innovative approach is bringing hope that we will achieve the magic of energy in the near future.

Information RNA vaccine (mRNA)

Most vaccines use weak or inactive forms of a virus to help our bodies create immunity and prevent disease. Instead, scientists are studying how to use genetic material, which will make developing new vaccines faster and less expensive.

If we can "teach" our bodies to create their own natural defenses, we can revolutionize the way we prevent disease.

The introduction of drugs into the body is improved

They created a small device that was implanted under your skin and slowly brought out the right amount of medication every day.(Photo: intellectualventures.com).

If you've ever had to take a medicine at the same time every day, you know how easy it is to get one. A company called Intarcia wants to change that. They have created a small device that is implanted under your skin and slowly brings out the right amount of medicine every day.

There are a number of ways that this technology can be used to better treat and prevent disease, but the way that makes me most excited is how to prevent HIV. A transplant can protect a person from the risk of HIV for up to one year.

 

Of all the inventions on the list I'm talking about, this invention seems to be the most certain thing that will change the way we live.

Although the AI ​​will create new challenges that we need to address - including how to retrain employees who lose their jobs because of automation, but I think this will make life Our products are more productive, more productive and generally easier.