Engineer

Grand Engineering Challenges recently unveiled 14 engineering challenges which need to be solved for a sustainable and bright future. They are -

Make solar energy economical

Provide energy from fusion

Develop carbon sequestration methods

Manage the nitrogen cycle

Provide access to clean water

Restore and improve urban infrastructure

Advance health informatics

Engineer better medicines

Reverse-engineer the brain

Prevent nuclear terror

Secure cyberspace

Enhance virtual reality

Advance personalized learning

Engineer the tools of scientific discovery

I have marked the top three of interest to me. Do see their press conference and details about these challenges on the same.

There's also the other end of spectrum on the top 10 technologies which deserve to die. DVDs to start with.

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