7 disruptors on technologies set to change your world
The advent of computing and mobile communications means technology is playing a growing role in our daily lives. Given its revolutionary potential, the World Economic Forum has been asking those at the forefront of technological research and development to identify what they see as the most promising new ideas..
The Sharing Economy
Arun Sundararajan, Stern School of Business, U.S.
Robots working alongside humans in manufacturing
Rodney Brooks, Rethink Robotics, U.S.
Non-invasive tracking of neurons in the human brain
Panayiota Poirazi, FORTH, Greece
An invisibility cloak to protect against earthquakes
Che Ting Chan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Merging the physical and digital worlds
Carlos Moedas, European Commission, Belgium
The sharing economy
Austin Okere, Computer Warehouse Group, Nigeria
Big Data
Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, European Research Council
Author: Jenny Soffel is Website Editor at the World Economic Forum
Image: Impressions from the World Economic Forum – Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, People’s Republic of China 2015. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek
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