About Artyom
Artyom Leydiker has been interested in technology for as long as he can remember. Now more than ever, technology has become a domineering force — both in our individual everyday lives and in global shifts toward change and progress in business, entertainment, education, and much more. Artyom created this blog to share some of the news and trends in technology that inspire him, including but not limited to virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the rise of blockchain. Check out his blog page for all content, or get started with a few posts below!
The New Space Race
Almost fifty years after the United States won the first space race by landing on the moon, a new space race has begun in earnest. Over the last few years, the United States has launched a new space race by encouraging the private sector to design and innovate the next generation of rockets and space-faring technology. Where the moon landing was handled by government-run Apollo rockets and the subsequent Space Shuttle program was entirely led by NASA, the new generation of space travel will work with both the public and private sectors to ferry astronauts into space.
Company Rockets
Mars is considered to be one possible destination for a new space race. The United States is currently developing a NASA-constructed rocket – the Orion – which will have the capability to eventually fly to Mars. Several private companies are working to travel to Mars as well. SpaceX, the consortium led by Tesla’s Elon Musk, has worked to develop its Falcon Heavy rocket that will be able to deliver large payloads into deep space. If successfully completed, the Falcon Heavy will become the world’s most powerful rocket, with the ability to carry very large loads to space stations and to ferry astronauts into deep space. Several other companies, including Arianespace, Progress, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are in on the race as well. They are working to develop their own rockets to efficiently move people and cargo into space.
Competing Countries
Other countries are also working to develop more advanced rockets that will be able to move deeper into space. China and India have been at the forefront of these efforts, with China’s Shenzhou 5 being the most recent spacecraft to launch. China is also working to replace its Tiangong-1 space station with the larger, more advanced Tiangong-2 space station which will further its ability to move into space.
The race is back on. In 2016, President Obama vowed to go to Mars by the 2030s. After several decades of slower progress in space technology, private companies, and public governments are back in the business of developing advanced rockets capable of taking us to Mars and beyond. The next several decades will almost certainly see humanity go to Mars for the first time and private sector space travel will continue to grow and develop as a business.
Wearable Tech is The Future. Here Is Why
Wearable technology is going through a bit of a boom right now. From health monitors to smart watches, it seems like almost everyone has access to it in one form or another. Unlike many new technologies, many experts agree that wearable tech is here to stay. Most new gadgets are here today and gone tomorrow but the potential for this specific class of wearable items is easily in a league of its own. That is why the following list of reasons why wearable technology is here to stay has been compiled. The new revelations, in no particular order, are as follows:
- Constant Technology Improvements
- Constant Health Monitoring
- Falling Costs
Constant Technology Improvements
As the technology within wearable devices improves, it will get not only more accurate, but also smaller. Although a modern day health monitor that fits snug around a wrist may not seem to be large, it is far larger than what scientists believe will be possible in the future. It is expected that wearable devices as they are now known may someday be intertwined within our clothing so that it is constantly monitoring every aspect about the individual. This will come in time as the physical technology shrinks and more capacity can be placed in smaller elements of design.
Constant Health Monitoring
All too often, the reason that individuals don’t get the help they need in time is not because the help is not available, but because the disease or condition was not caught early enough to treat. Luckily, wearable devices of the future will be able to relay your current health statistics to a database real time that can send you an alert if anything begins to move into dangerous territory. This will undoubtedly save thousands of lives every year thanks to the higher survival rate of those who detect a disease or condition early.
Falling Costs
As with any new technology, the initial costs when it hits the market are quite high. Luckily, the costs of wearable devices have been falling quite rapidly and as more people adopt this tech, production can expand and the price will be able to fall even more. All great technologies that have stood the test of time ultimately had to greatly reduce their prices over time so that the maximum number of consumers could utilize it.
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