April 27, 2011 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 21, 2011 -- The editors
of MIT’s Technology Review have announced their annual list of
the 10 emerging technologies that have the greatest potential to
transform our world. These innovations—each represented by a
researcher whose vision and work is driving the field—promise
fundamental shifts in areas from energy to health care,
computing to communications. Each TR10 winner is drawn from the
editors’ coverage of key fields, and the ultimate criterion is
straightforward: is the technology likely to change the world?
This year’s TR10 includes high-energy batteries that could make
cheaper hybrid and electric vehicles possible and a new class of
electrical transformers that could stabilize power grids. Other
innovations will alter how you use technology: you’ll be tapping
into computationally intensive applications on mobile devices,
or using gestures to command computers that are embedded in
televisions and cars. Still others could improve your health;
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