Technology Trends Recently, the Top Ten Breakthrough Technologies 2016 released by MIT was released for the first time in China and the United States. As Jason Pontin, editor in chief of MIT Technology Review, said, the definition of breakthrough technology is very simple, that is, it can bring people high-quality solutions using technology. "Power in the air" is one of the highlights of this decade's breakthrough technology. The technical content is the use of new wireless devices that can use their peripheral radio signals (such as Wi-Fi) to power themselves and communicate. This will free the Internet from battery and power cords and open up new applications.

Researchers at the University of Washington who developed this technology have demonstrated that weak radio signals can indeed meet the power requirements of an internet device. One of their technologies, called Passive Wi-Fi, is being commercialized by a spin-off company, JeevaWireless.

Passive Wi-Fi passes backscattered Wi-Fi signals, allowing batteryless devices to connect with traditional devices such as computers and smartphones. The power consumption of passive Wi-Fi is only one ten-thousandth of that of the current Wi-Fi chipset, and it is one-thousandth of the power consumption of some small connected devices that adopt the Bluetooth LE and ZigBee communication standards. Small passive Wi-Fi devices are extremely cheap to manufacture and may cost less than a dollar. The technology is expected to mature in 2-3 years. How will it change the smart home market?

Attachment: Top Ten Breakthrough Technologies in 2016
The following are the “Top Ten Breakthrough Technologies for 2016” selected by the MIT Technology Review.

♦ Immune engineering breakthrough technology: Engineered T cells made by genetic technology can recognize and attack specific virus cells and have a memory function. They can permanently block the virus and achieve a so-called “functional healing”.

Significance: Cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV can all be treated through immune system engineering.

Principal investigators: Celecotis, Juno Treatment, Novartis Maturity: 1 year - 2 years ♦ Accurate editing of plant genes Breakthrough technology: The plant genome can be edited cheaply and accurately, leaving no foreign DNA behind.

Significance: To increase agricultural productivity to meet the needs of the growing population, which is significant for the Earth, which is expected to reach 10 billion people by 2050.

Principal investigators: Sainsbury Laboratories, Seoul National University, University of Minnesota, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Maturity: 5 years - 10 years ♦ Speech Interface Breakthrough: Combining speech recognition and natural language understanding, Create practically available voice interfaces for the world's largest Internet market.

Significance: Interacting with a computer through typing is time-consuming and frustrating. China is an ideal market for developing voice interfaces because it is cumbersome to use a miniature touch screen for Chinese character input.

Principal investigators: Baidu, Google, Apple, Nuance Communications, Facebook

Maturity: Now ♦ Recoverable Rocket Breakthrough: Rockets that can launch payloads to orbit and land safely.

Why it matters: People can make a rocket land vertically and, after refueling, start another new flight, reduce flight costs, and open the door to many new ventures in space.

Principal investigators: SpaceX, Lanyuan, United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Maturity: Now ♦ Knowledge-sharing robot breakthrough technology: There is a robot that can learn tasks and send knowledge to the cloud for learning by other robots.

Significance: If you do not need to separately program all types of machines separately, you can greatly speed up the development of the robot.

Principal investigators: BrainofThings, Brown University, University of California, Berkeley, Darmstadt, Germany Maturity: 3 years - 5 years ♦ DNA application store Breakthrough technology: New DNA sequencing business model makes it possible to access genetic information online .

Significance: Most of human characteristics are determined by the genome, which also includes the possibility of suffering from a specific disease. When scientists tell you that the sweet tooth has been found, someone who prefers sweets is associated with this gene. Will you spend 5 dollars to see if you have this gene?

Principal investigators: Helix, Illumina, Veritas Geneticst

Maturity: This year ♦ Solar City's super factory breakthrough technology: Produce efficient solar panels through a simplified, low-cost manufacturing process. SolarCity requires only less than one-third of the panel's power to produce the same amount of power.

Significance: The solar industry needs cheaper and more efficient technologies to increase its competitiveness relative to fossil fuels.

Principal investigators: SolarCity, Sun Power, Panasonic Maturity: next year ♦ Slack Communication Software breakthrough technology: Easy-to-use communication software is replacing e-mail as a new work collaboration tool.

Why It Matters: In many workplaces, the "drinker effect" (referring to accidental encounters and unintended conversations with colleagues that generate new ideas) can increase productivity.

Principal investigators: Slack, Quip, Hipchhat, Microsoft Maturity: Now ♦ Tesla Autopilot breakthrough technology: Cars can safely drive in a variety of environments.

Why it matters: On a global scale, thousands of people die every day from car accidents caused by human misuse.

Principal investigators: Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes, Google, Uber, Nissan, Ford, Toyota, General Mature: Now ♦ Aerial Power Breakthrough Technology: A new type of wireless device that can utilize peripheral radio signals (eg, Wi-Fi) powers itself and communicates.

Significance: Internet devices will be free from battery and power cords and open up new applications. Small passive Wi-Fi devices are extremely cheap to manufacture and may cost less than a dollar.

Principal investigators: University of Washington, Texas Instruments, University of Massachusetts (Amherst)

Maturity: 2 years - 3 years

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