Many advances are being made both in quantum computing as well as in nuclear fusion and in addition much work is being done to make Graphene a viable material commercially and industrially.
Nuclear fusion reactor
ITER (pictured above) is an international program of scientific cooperation to develop a reactor nuclear fusion type TOKAMAK feasible is developing; but it is experimental in nature and there is still a long way to go before it is ready, its objective is not to provide energy, but only to show that the creation of a reactor of this type is possible and viable.
Therefore nuclear fusion will not have an effect for now; However, when it is achieved, it is likely to open the way to a new era in the history of humanity because it works; this type of reactors would be able to provide enough energy for the entire planet, theoretically diminishing conflicts over natural energy resources and with this war.
Quantum Computers
The other technology is the Quantum computers , there are several currently, of which one of the most famous is D - Wave
These machines allow calculations that traditional computers would take literally millions of years to make and also are capable of performing medical simulations and complex physical systems for the development of all kinds of technologies.
While they already exist; still its use is not extended and like the traditional ones at the time, the quantum ones are in their infancy , which is why they occupy entire rooms , they are extremely heavy and bulky and consume enormous amounts of energy.
They are reserved for scientific purposes and to improve the quantum machines themselves .
Graphene
The graphene is a material similar to graphite , accidentally discovered by two researchers, Andrey Gueim and Konstantin Novoselov . In this the pure carbon atoms are arranged hexagonally and form very thin sheets; in fact of only 2 physical dimensions, since the height of it is that of a carbon atom , because what they have is an atom of thickness. These sheets of a single atom of thickness are 200 times more resistant than the strongest current steel alloy .
Its density is similar to that of the already widely used carbon fiber and is also 5 times lighter than aluminum. This density is 0.54 g / cm ^ 3
This material has the potential to revolutionize the entire technological industry, from computers, communications, vehicles, spacecraft, satellites, medicine and almost all fields, besides being based on carbon, abundant material on planet earth, this could mean a step unprecedented in the technological history of humanity.
Some of its main characteristics are:
- It is extremely hard: 200 times stronger than a hypothetical steel sheet of the same thickness
- It is very flexible and elastic.
- It's transparent.
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Self-cooling (according to some scientists from the University of Illinois ). 6
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High thermal and electrical conductivity .
- It makes chemical reaction with other substances to produce compounds of different properties. This gives it great development potential.
- It serves as a support for ionizing radiation .
- It has great lightness , like carbon fiber , but more flexible .
- Less Joule effect : less heat when driving electrons.
- For the same task that silicon , has a lower consumption of electricity.
- It generates electricity when it is reached by light .
These technologies could change the world a lot in 5 years or more and open the way to a new scientific and industrial revolution for the good of all.