Computing Power
It will continue to explode in 2022. We now have better cloud configuration, and many businesses are re-platforming to the cloud.
We are also seeing a push towards better networks – 5G is being rolled out, and 6G is on the horizon. That means even impressive in our phones, in our cars, and in our wearable devices.
Smarter Devices
Extending computer power is enabling us to create smarter devices. We now have smart televisions, autonomous cars, and more smart robots that can work alongside humans to complete more tasks.
In 2022, we’ll see continued momentum for this smart device explosion, including the introduction of intelligent home robots.
Quantum Computing
The trend of quantum computing — the processing of information that is represented by special quantum states – enables machines to handle information in a fundamentally different way from traditional computers.
Quantum computing will potentially give us computing power that is a trillion times more powerful than what we get from today’s advanced supercomputers.
In 2022, quantum computers could fundamentally change how we approach problems like logistics, portfolio management, and drug innovations.
Data Enabler
It is a key enabler for all of these trends. All the digital representation in our world today means we have huge amounts of data available, and data has now become the number one business asset for every organization. We can use data to better understand our customers, research key trends, and get insight into what’s working inside our organizations.
3D Printing
We can now make things with 3D printing that we would never have dreamed of a decade ago. In 2022, we’ll see transformations in manufacturing and beyond, from 3D printing technological innovations, including mass-produced customized pieces, concrete for houses, printed food, metal, and composite materials.
Genomics
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two scientists, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Dona, for their work developing a method for genome checking. Genomics, gene improving, and synthetic biology are a top trend of 2022 because these advancements can help us alter crops, cure and eradicate diseases, develop new vaccines like the COVID-19 shot, and other medical and biological breakthroughs.
Nanotechnology will also allow us to give materials new attributes by manipulating them on a subatomic level, so we can generate things like bendable screens, better batteries, water-repellent, self-cleaning fabrics, and even self-repairing paint this year.
New Energy Solutions
The last hugely important trend is new energy solutions. As we tackle climate change, we'll see continued advances in the batteries we use in our cars, as well as reorganization in nuclear power and green hydrogen. These new progressions will allow us to power our ships, our planes, our trains and generate energy for the public.
Digital Trust
Blockchain technology, distributed ledgers, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are transforming our world, and we will continue to see advances in this technology in 2022. These innovations go beyond Bitcoin to things like smart contracts that allow us to verify ownership with non-fungible tokens. This year, we will see more companies and individuals add to physical objects with blockchain technology and tokens.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Organizations and researchers are now using all their data and computing power to provide advanced Artificial Intelligence capabilities to the world.
One of the key progression in the Artificial Intelligence world is machine vision. We now have computers that can see and accept objects on a video or photograph. Language clearing is also making big advances, so machines can understand our voices and speak back to us.
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