伦敦大学皇家理工学院目前绘制出了一张科技时间图轴，总结了现在到2030年及以后的科技趋势。其中涵盖了3个时间段：一个是“现在时”——基于2014-2015年的1000个案例总结；一个是“近在眼前”——也就是2015-2030年将要到来的事物；最后是“未来时”——也就是2030年后可能发生的事。下面是这幅神奇的图的绘图过程和其中科技名词总结。

该图分为绿色科技、生物科技、数字科技、纳米科技、神经科技五个分支，以下给出针对绿色科技和数字科技的翻译，以及其他种类科技的英文以供参考。

绿环－绿色科技

现在时

廉价太阳能聚集器Cheap concentrator solar

气凝胶建筑隔离Aerogel building insulation

感应能量收集Vibration energy harvesting

社区输电网Community grids

针对家庭需求的应用Demand responsive domestic appliances

LED街道照明LED street lighting

电网范围内的电力存储Electric grid-scale storage

家用发电厂Domestic power plants (CCHP)

智能仪表Smart meters

海藻生物能源Algal biofuels

近在眼前

容量大的电力机车Ultra capacitor vehicles

消费者即时电价Consumer spot-pricing of electricity

100%相位的白炽灯泡100% phase out of incandescent light bulbs

人工光合作用产生氧气Artificial photosynthesis of hydrogen

合成航空燃料Synthetic jet fuels

环境中无线电能量收集Ambient RF energy harvesting

发送能量用于环境监控Beamed energy for ecological monitoring & military

无人机进行大范围的碳捕捉和储存UAVs Large scale carbon capture &storage

摩天大楼上透明有机的太阳能房间Transparent (organic) solar cells onskyscrapers

环境友好型可降解电池Biodegradable batteries

自动行驶机车道Motorway lanes for autonomous vehicles

在道路上的电力加油站In-road inductive charging for electricvehicles

合成肉类Synthetic meat in supermarkets

将来式

行波核反应堆Travelling wave nuclear reactors

给小型客机功能的燃料舱Fuel cell powered light passenger aircraft

空中遥控送披萨Drone delivery of pizza

海洋热能用于商业Commercial ocean thermal energy conversion

从建筑表层收集风能和雨水Micro-scale wind and water harvestingbuilding facades

用于交通的波转子发动机Wave disc engines for vehicles

钍反应堆Thorium reactors

海洋中提取铁肥Iron fertilisation of oceans

用于垂直农业的3-D打印的土3D printed soil for vertical agriculture

高速人行道High-speed pedestrian walkways

售卖昆虫肉汉堡的餐车Insect-burger food vans

超级回路公交运输系统Hyper-loop mass transit systems

托卡马克核聚变装置用于发电Tokomak nuclear fusion for powergeneration

通过卫星从太空发送的太阳能Satellite beamed space-solar power

橙环－数字科技

现在时

移动电话数量比人多Mobile phones outnumber people (shift endof present?)

把生活的点点滴滴都搬到网上Life-logging

加密电子货币Crypto currencies

网络控制的牙刷Internet connected toothbrushes

增强现实的眼镜（如Google Glass）Augmented reality glasses

预防犯罪的算法Crime prevention algorithms

NFC指纹识别芯片NFC fingernails

二维码消亡QR scanable gravestones

可实现面部识别的摄像头Facial recognition CCTV

“来自外太空”的女友Avatar girlfriends

基于脑电波的交互游戏Basic brain-computer interfaces for gaming

跨大洲的外科手术Intercontinental robotic surgery

近在眼前

即时翻译Real-time language translation

用于情报机构的量子计算机Quantum computers for crypto cracking

可做数据分析的内裤（现已可运用在足球运动员身上）Analytical underwear

人工智能在普外手术中的应用AI in GP surgeries

机器人独立完成手术Unassisted robotic surgery

超过五百亿的互联网设备Internet of things exceeds 50 billiondevices

读唇摄像头Lip-reading CCTV

城市由于收到外太空袭击而停电Cyber attack causes citywide power cut

不需要电池的无线电通讯Battery-free wireless communications

自动化的电力出租车系统Autonomous electric taxi fleets

实体信用卡被淘汰Physical credit cards become obsolete

触觉纺织物Haptic clothing

情绪感知Mood sensing moods

昆虫大小的监视机器人Insect-sized surveillance robots

全图像数据存储（无压缩格式的）Holographic data storage

人工智能用于无人操作的自动化战斗AI in autonomous drone-drone combat

太阳耀斑使GPS网络衰竭Solar flare knocks out GPS network

将来时

入侵被植入神经的设备Hacking of implanted neuro-devices

禁止人当司机Cities ban human drivers

预知战争的算法War forecasting algorithms

用智能手机劫机Commercial aircraft highjacked via smartphone

战争和游戏混为一谈Warfare merges with gaming

机器人数量超过人类Robots outnumber human beings

上万亿的互联网设备Internet of things exceeds 1 trilliondevices

陪伴终生的数字人助手Lifelong avatar assistants

人一生从生到死的完整记录Recording of entire human life from birthto death

家用电冰箱可感知食物是否过期Domestic fridges sense use-by dates

全自动化军事机器人Fully autonomous battlefield robots

用于材料设计的量子计算机Quantum computers used for material design

以上翻译不一定绝对准确，请批评指正。

Bio-tech present

DNA dating agencies

Gene therapy

Synthetic organisms

Genetic testing for inherited diseases

Body hacking for sensory augmentation

3D printed orthopaedic implants

Commercial pet cloning

Plastics from crops

Pre-emptive medical interventions based on genome

‘Pharming’ humanised animals for medicines

Bio-tech probable

Prophylactic antibiotics banned in animals

Personalised micro biome therapy

Ubiquitous bio sensing

Animal-free leather

Over the counter genome test

Stem-cell treatment for Parkinson’s disease

3D printed bio-nano scaffolds

Human organ cloning

RFID implants for personal data storage

Last antibiotic discovered

Bio-tech possible

Artificial muscles from spun Nano-fibre

DNA based data storage

Microbe-sensing food packaging

Malaria eradicated via introduction of GM mosquitos

Human genetic engineering legalised

Tattooed circuits (video tattoos on the human body)

Cloned human being

Pandemic by synthetic organism

Nano-tech present

Antibacterial nano-particles for clothing

Nano-particles in cosmetics and sunscreens

Plastic printed electronic circuits

Quantum dot televisions

Nanoparticles for cancer imaging and treatment

Scaffolds for growing stem cell body parts

Templates for protein crystallisation

Self-healing paints and surfaces

Nanotubes for synthetic neurons and neural implants

Methanol fuels cells for consumer electronics

Nano-tech probable

Meta-material antennae

Scrunchable screens and devices

Nano-tech possible

Lab demo of optical meta material cloaking

Polartronics enables computing near speed of light

Room temperature superconductors

Quantum dot night vision windows

Autonomou data density

Graphene super capacitorss self-replication of crude non-biologicalsystems

IBM makes feature film from animated atoms

Fully plastic transistors

Nanotubes for synthetic neurons and neural implants

Next generation super-light composites

100 atoms per bit data density

Neuro-tech present

Cochlear implants

Brain fingerprinting used in court

Nootropic drugs for medical and recreational use

Prosthetic limbs controlled by thought

Neuro imaging of active brain areas

Neuro-tech probable

Thought controlled wheelchair

Eye tracking in mobile phones

Intention decoding algorithms

Adaptive electronic assistant to prevent information overload

Artificial retina implants

Hangover-free alcohol substitute

Neuro-tech possible

Hacking of implanted neuro devices

Brain-computer interfaces widely supplement keyboards

Routine brain finger printing of air travellers

Dream imaging and recording via fMRI

Communications devices widely embedded inside the human body

Artificial neuro-writing of basic thoughts

Brain prostheses to enhance or erase memory

End of dementia

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