flying car?
Not only could it bring us something like it, but the aircraft will also probably be powered by solar energy.
That's according to a thought exercise by two analysts with the IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters. They scoured scientific literature and patent records to identify the biggest and most impactful research areas. By probing the innovative work underway in different sectors, they came up with the following predictions about what life will be like in 2025.
DEMENTIA HAS DECLINED
Dementia researchers have already isolated chromosomes that cause different forms of the disease. As baby boomers reach their 80s, more research into the disease is expected. "In 2025, the studies of genetic mutations causing dementia, coupled with improved detection and onset-prevention methods, will result in far fewer people suffering from it," the analysts write.
SOLAR POWER IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF ENERGY ON THE PLANET
The rapid growth of solar thermal and solar photovoltaic energy will increase—but it gets better. "Chemical bonds, a photosynthetic process, will make solar energy available when needed," the analysts write. "Increased efficiency of energy conversion will be realized through new materials such as cobalt-oxide and titanium-oxide nanostructures, photocatalysts and 3D nanoscale heterojunctions.