MIT's selection of 10 innovative technologies to notice in 2017

Technical magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)MIT Technology ReviewI am picking up "10 innovative technologies to be known in 2017".2016 editionAs well as 2017, I tried putting together the article in GIGAZINE about the next generation technology expected.

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2017
https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2017/

◆ 01: Reversing Paralysis (reversal of paralysis)
Unlike the peripheral nerve, the central nervous system including the spinal cord is not repaired / regenerated once it is damaged. Therefore, if the spinal cord etc. are damaged and the exercise capacity and pain sensation of the limbs become paralyzed, it becomes very difficult to treat this. Such brain implants technology that embeds chips directly in the brain is expected as an effective treatment for paralysis.

Indeed, experiments on brain implants have already been done, and in April 2016 Nature of the general scientific journal, by directly embedding chips in the brain, bypassing the brain signals and moving the right arm without spinal cord, The case is reported.

What is "Neural Bypass" that a person with limb paralysis successfully moved his arm by embedding a tip in the brain? - GIGAZINE


Other efforts are also made to embed chips and electrodes in the brain and move the arm of the machine.

A woman who freely manipulates a robot arm with "just thinking" also successfully skips a stealth fighter F-35 - GIGAZINE


A miracle that successfully connects a brain and a computer with a chip embedded and a quadriplegic paralysis regains "sensation" - GIGAZINE


However, it seems that the hurdles that have to go beyond realization of "neural bypass" technology using brain implants seems to be high, MIT thinks "It will take about 10 to 15 years" to realize.

◆ 02: Self-Driving Trucks (automatic operation track)
If you hear "automatic driving", you can imagine an automated driving car where the famous IT companies such as Google and Tesla develop together, but MIT cites "automatic driving truck" as a remarkable technology in 2017. In fact, Daimler, a German-based car manufacturer, is pushing a driving test of an automatic driving truck, in fact, if automatic driving technology is adopted for trucks, there is a possibility that the existing logistics can be changed dramatically.

The world's first commercial automatic truck will be approved for running on public road - GIGAZINE


Daimler launches a test run of the automatic driving truck "Freightliner Inspiration" that can dramatically change logistics - GIGAZINE


Also in Europe, research on automatic driving trucks is under way, and a large-scale experiment of "Platooning" technology in which a plurality of trucks communicate with each other and run in a row has been carried out.

Automatic driving truck that can communicate with each other and run in sequence succeeded in crossing Europe - GIGAZINE


In addition, it is reported that Uber, an on-line taxi dispatch service, has acquired a startup "Otto" to promote the development of automatic driving truck technology and is conducting baggage transport experiments on fully automatic trucks.

Uber acquires "Otto" automatic driving truck & cooperates with Volvo to operate automatic driving taxi during this month - GIGAZINE


Uber succeeded in transporting for the first automatic driving truck, and the baggage that he carried was 45,000 cans of Budweiser - GIGAZINE


In this way, various companies are concentrating on the development of automatic driving trucks, but in the United States there are 1.7 million truck drivers nationwide, and if an automatic driving truck appears, a large number of drivers will be unemployed It is also becoming a problem by being able to do.

Large number of drivers are out of work due to the appearance of automatic driving truck - GIGAZINE


In addition, MIT predicts that automatic operation track will be realized in 5 to 10 years.

◆ 03: Paying with Your Face (paying with your face)
Face authentication API developed by Chinese startup "Face ++"Discriminate twinsIt is high precision technology to the extent possible. As in Face ++, face authentication technology has advanced rapidly in recent years, and Google is planning a settlement service "Hands Free" that can shop on face pass ......

With smartphone Google will start a settlement service "Hands Free" that you can shop on "face pass" in 2015 - GIGAZINE


We are searching for use in settlement services, saying that Amazon has applied for patents on new technologies that can be paid by self-certification and self-certification.

Application for patent of new technology that Amazon will be paid by "self-shooting certification" - GIGAZINE


Also, in China, a high-tech patrol car using a face recognition system has appeared, aside from the privacy problem of finding criminal suspects who are within 60 meters in radius just by patrolling, the use of technology that makes the near future feel It has been raised.

A high-tech police car featuring a face recognition system and finding out the perpetrator simply by scanning the surroundings - GIGAZINE


In addition, a plan to use face authentication instead of a passport is being promoted in Australia, there is a good possibility that the face authentication function will be used in various fields globally.

Australia is promoting a plan to substitute face authentication & fingerprint scan for passport - GIGAZINE


There is also an attempt to verify experiments on whether the face authentication login function "Windows Hello" identical twins installed in Windows 10 can be distinguished.

Verification experiment on whether Windows 10 face authentication login can distinguish identical twins - GIGAZINE


◆ 04: Practical Quantum Computing (Practical Quantum Computing)
A quantum computer is said to be able to exceed the "physical limit" of a computer. How is a quantum computer different from a conventional computer, what is a quantum computer in the first place? You can solve the following questions by reading the following article.

A Quantum Computers Explained movie that lets you know what kind of mechanism a quantum computer 100 million times faster than a conventional PC moves through the physical limit - GIGAZINE


According to Nature of the comprehensive scientific journal, "In the year 2017 quantum computers go beyond the stage of" research "beyond the stage of" engineering ", it is said that it will be the year, and towards more practical quantum computer appearance It is thought to be a milestone year.

Nature announces that quantum computer will transition from "research" to "development" stage in 2017 - GIGAZINE


In addition, MIT predicts 4, 5 years until practical quantum computers come into existence.

◆ 05: The 360-Degree Selfie (360 degree self-portrait)
The 360 ​​degree camera, which has come to be seen many times around 2013, is a camera that can take all 360 degrees around the camera literally. Various manufacturers have released 360 degree cameras, each with different characteristics.

Ricoh's "RICOH THETA" which is a representative of a 360 degree camera has been reviewed by GIGAZINE in the past as well. Without any difficult operation, 360-degree pictures as if you just shoot the space of the place just by pressing the button, it is better to have taken a picture of yourself than you actually wanted to see it You may feel it.

I tried using the all-sky camera "RICOH THETA" that captures 360 degrees around - GIGAZINE


All-sky sports faces of professional photographs · Movie can be easily taken "RICOH THETA m15" review - GIGAZINE


High-performance celestial spherical camera "RICOH THETA S" that captures all directions at night and supports long-time exposure shooting and live streaming real machine review - GIGAZINE


I tried to see what kind of picture can be taken with 'RICOH THETA SC' which is easy to use and low price but can shoot high resolution 360 degree photograph - GIGAZINE


"Bublcam" which is a spherical 360 degree camera has also been reviewed by GIGAZINE in the past.

I tried using the camera "Bublcam" which can cut the scenery around 360 degrees as it is to the image - GIGAZINE


Samsung's first 360-degree camera "Gear 360" can also take videos for VR.

360-degree camera "Gear 360" which can shoot VR video with two front and rear lenses like eyeballs appeared - GIGAZINE


In addition, YouTube, the biggest video sharing service, has already responded to 360 degree movies in 2015. A movie that can switch viewpoints by dragging the screen during movie playback was taken with a 360 degree camera.

YouTube finally supports video uploading of 360 degree camera - GIGAZINE


One of the technologies that is likely to support the 360-degree camera epidemic is "VR headset". Although it is a tremendous advance in the game field, it is a VR headset, but if you take a picture taken with a 360 degree camera with a VR headset, you can taste the immersive feeling as if you are standing in the place where you took the picture, so its compatibility Excellent.

In fact, cameras that can shoot 360 ° 4K movies for VR have also appeared.

Camera that can shoot 360 degree VR movies with 4K image quality "Orah 4i" - GIGAZINE


In addition, since most 360 degree cameras do not have a display for checking the viewfinder or photographed pictures, most of them are used in cooperation with smartphones. With the progress of technology, the price range of the 360 ​​degree camera is also declining, so in the future it may become possible to take self-taking using a 360 degree camera with a smartphone.

◆ 06: Hot Solar Cells (Hot Solar Battery)
There are various solar batteries in the market, such as "Solar Roof" solar photovoltaic panels that are completely indistinguishable from Tesla's roof tiles.

Tesla Announces Household Battery "Power Wall 2" and Integrated Solar Panel "Solar Roof" Roof Tile - GIGAZINE


However, it seems that many solar cells are still inefficient. Increasing the energy efficiency of solar cells is also an important effort for the global energy problem that leads to the spread of solar panels and the promotion of alternative energy. Meanwhile, MIT seems to be working on the development of solar cells capable of generating about 2 times more efficiently than ordinary silicon solar cells.

In addition to MIT, there is a movement to develop what is superior to existing solar cells, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed "solar cells capable of converting carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into fuel" and became a topic It was.

Innovative solar cell that can turn carbon dioxide into fuel by sunlight alone - GIGAZINE


◆ 07: Gene Therapy 2.0 (gene therapy 2.0)
"Strimvelis" which is a treatment for severe immunodeficiency disease (ADA-SCID) due to deficiency of adenosine · deaminase which is an extremely rare disease and "Strimvelis" which is a treatment for LPL deficiency patients "Glybera "In recent years, gene therapy has made great strides.

In addition to the famous gene therapy method, cases where the first gene therapy for human aging has succeeded has been confirmed, etc. In 2017, gene therapy may become a big advancement.

First successful gene therapy for human aging is successful - GIGAZINE


◆ 08: The Cell Atlas (cell map book)
It is the godmother of "cells"Robert HookThe next generation mega project is planned to shoot and observe millions of individual cells using modern state-of-the-art technology without any doubt as to be surprised. The purpose of this project is to comprehensively clarify "how the human body is actually made" and thus to "cell map book", that is, to build "human somatic cell map" It is said that it is planned.

Creating such a map seems to be useful for analyzing the characteristics of the human body more accurately, and based on hundreds of brain data, a mapping plan that creates a new brain map by dividing the brain into 180 parts It exists.

Possibility to analyze parts and characteristics of the human brain more precisely thanks to new brain mapping - GIGAZINE


◆ 09: Botnets of Things (Mono's Botnet)
Although it is already a botnet in 2000, in recent years malicious hackersInternet of things(DDoS attack) on an unprecedented scale by using a device connected to the Internet called IoT (IoT) to form a botnet has been reported.

DDoS attacks that hack the security camera to form a botnet and send as many as 35,000 HTTP requests per second ... ...

The presence of large-scale DDoS attacks made full use of security cameras all over the world revealed - GIGAZINE


DDoS attacks with tremendous traffic exceeding 1 Terabit per second, etc. were executed.

The DDoS attack of unprecedented history of 1 terabit per second occurred, the attacker hacked 145 thousand webcams hacked - GIGAZINE


As security experts say, "The terminal connected to the Internet is creating a potential threat", the dangers of IoT products are regarded as problematic, but even those dealing with IoT products It seems that there seems to be a problem, and it is also clear that a user name and a password which are said to be "security only" were used.

Password too high to trigger DDoS attack "Mirai" that hijacked 500,000 IoT devices 60 pieces - GIGAZINE


◆ 10: Reinforcement Learning (reinforcement learning)
We often hear about artificial intelligence related terms "deep learning"Summary of remarkable innovative technology selected by MIT in 2013It was elected to. However, in 2017, we should focus on 'reinforcement learning' instead of 'deep learning'.

"DQN" for artificial intelligence dedicated to the game developed by Google and learning form of artificial intelligence developed by Google Deep Mind is also "reinforcement learning".

The boundary line between Google's artificial intelligence "DQN" that can play better than humans and games that can not be done - GIGAZINE


Announcement that Artificial Intelligence of Google "DeepMind" learned "ability to touch and remember" like a baby - GIGAZINE


"Reinforcement learning" is mentioned as an essential element for progress of artificial intelligence.

Five points to pay attention to "Artificial Intelligence" of big success in various fields - GIGAZINE