Technological Things You Didn’t Know About
Keeping up with all of the new technology that seems to come out every day can be a daunting task, even for a technophile. With the amount of new developments that are made, many are bound to fail; however, there are a few under the radar developments that you are likely to hear about frequently in the next few years. Some of the technological things that you don’t know about are 3D printing, CERN’s “new” fiber optic Internet, and cavity fighting lollipops.
- 3D Printing
The idea of printing in 3D is a bit odd to wrap your head around, since most printing is done on a flat piece of paper; however, 3D printing is actually done in layers, and one area that it is really making a difference is in the field of medicine. One of the most astounding things that 3D printing is able to do is create artificial blood vessels that are used in heart transplants, and doctors are hoping that with advancements in the technology, it will eventually allow them to also create internal organs. This would do away with the need for donor waiting lists and eliminate the necessity for transplant patients to take immunosuppressant drugs to keep from experiencing transplant rejection.
- CERN’s The Grid
European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known as CERN, runs the Large Hadron Collider, which is tasked with splitting atoms in an attempt to understand the origins of our universe. In between creating black holes, they are also developing an entirely fiber optic “new” Internet, known as “The Grid.” By keeping traffic completely separate from our current phone and data transfer systems, they believe they can achieve connection speeds 10,000 times faster than what we are currently able to attain.
- Cavity Fighting Lollipops
One of the newer innovations that is likely to get a lot of attention in the near future is a lollipop that has the ability to kill only cavity creating bacteria found in the mouth, leaving other helpful bacteria untouched. If this sucker succeeds, it could make dentist visits far easier and possibly even make cavities a thing of the past. Microbiologist Wenyuan Shi has discovered an ingredient in licorice roots that kill the cavity causing bacteria, and clinical trials show that 95% of cavities are prevented using the lollipops.