Off We Go into the Wild Black Yonder
Militarizing outer space has been discussed ever since the Sputnik-era. But only recently has the United States taken...
Apocalypse Avoided
As we know from the demise of the dinosaurs, 65 million years ago, literally Earth-shattering events occur, but only...
How Driverless Cars Will Re-Shape Our...
Just as few people in 1907 could have imagined the impact of automobiles on civilization over the next 20 to 50 years,...
Realizing the Potential of 4D Printin...
For over a decade, we’ve been watching the evolution of 3D printing and other varieties of additive manufacturing....
Additive Manufacturing Goes Industrial
published on: Aug 15, 2017
A decade ago, additive manufacturing (or AM) began to appear in labs, workshops, and design studios, where flexibility, low turn-around times, and...
Battery-Electric Cars, Less Than Meets the Ey...
published on: Jul 30, 2017
If you listen to the mainstream-media, you’ve certainly heard that a surge in battery-electric cars will transform the automobile industry and even...
New Research Raises Stimulating Possibilities...
published on: Jul 30, 2017
For decades, experts have speculated about the possible benefits of electrically stimulating the human brain. But until recently, it’s never...
On-Demand Personal Aviation Takes Off
published on: Jun 24, 2017
Since Trends last examined this rapidly developing story in September 2016, a tsunami of innovation, funding, business models and regulatory...
When America Goes to Pot
published on: Feb 25, 2017
In 2016, the legalization of cannabis, also known as marijuana, approached critical mass in the United States. What will this mean for public health...
Policing in the Twenty-First Century
published on: Jan 16, 2017
For millennia, law enforcement was carried out by human police, enforcing a peace between the members of villages, towns, and then cities. Yet, try...
A Star Trek “Impulse Drive” Could Open Up the...
published on: Jan 16, 2017
As every Star Trek fan knows, the Starship Enterprise had two kinds of propulsion: faster-than light “warp drive” for interstellar travel, and...
The Climate Express Hits the Wall
published on: Dec 15, 2016
Like a speeding locomotive filled with gold bullion, the $1.5 trillion a year climate-industrial complex seemed, until a few weeks ago,...
The New Plastics Economy
published on: Nov 15, 2016
Plastics have become the ubiquitous workhorse material of the modern economy, combining unrivaled functional properties with low cost. Their use...
Science Seeks to Understand Human Consciousne...
published on: Oct 15, 2016
Every human being identifies with the terms “me, myself, and I.” Until the middle of the nineteenth century, western thought assumed these...
The Flying Taxi Experience May Be Here Sooner...
published on: Sep 15, 2016
As highlighted in the November 2015 issue of Trends, a business case is emerging for the deployment of a flying taxi fleet in many urban markets,...
The Lawyer Bubble
published on: Sep 15, 2016
While graduates of the top law schools still get solid offers and partners with top law firms still generate big incomes, things look relatively...
Why Batteries Are Not the Future
published on: May 30, 2016
For more than a decade, the Trends editors have questioned the near-term competitiveness of battery-powered electric vehicles. As we’ve noted, the...
The Growth of Robot Farming
published on: Mar 16, 2016
Combine the recent rash of food contamination with chronic drought and a shortage of farm laborers, and you begin to realize that modern...
Urban Mobility Takes Off
published on: Nov 14, 2015
Just as the Digital Revolution promises to transform urban ground transportation, it is opening up the possibility of cost-effective alternatives...
The Land Degradation Crisis
published on: Nov 14, 2015
We usually think of our “capital base” in terms of factories, machinery, and vehicles as well as infrastructure like roads, pipelines, and...
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