NEW TECHNOLOGY

Name: Yovanny Hernandez

There have been significant changes over the past 100 years in three main areas (e.g. electricity, motorized transport, aircraft, space exploration, medical advances, computer technology)
There are likely to be changes in the following 3 areas: information technology, biotechnology and alternative energy sources.

Major changes have taken in computer technology that has developed rapidly in the past few decades (e.g. Bill Clinton became US pres. in Jan 1993 - only 50 WebPages on the Internet!) This is still likely to be a major area of change in the coming decades: e.g. computerized houses, where your fridge can be programmed to order fresh milk.

The first of change is likely to be biotechnology, Genetically modified crops will be grown in climates that were previously impossible (e.g. wheat in semi-arid areas and tropical fruits in the far north) and will have higher yields than in the past.Livestock will be modified to produce higher yields of milk and meat.Human beings will be modified to eliminate inherited diseases (disorders or diseases you are born with, passed on by your parents’ genes.

The second area of change is likely to be a that alternative energy sources a major challenge facing the world at the end of the 20th century = global warming resulting from man-made pollution. It is likely that alternative energy sources will soon be exploited more seriously. Solar, wind and wave energy.Nuclear energy? Perhaps we will abandon high-speed vehicles and accept slower, more energy-efficient ones?

In conclusion, we can expect major changes in the areas of information technology, biotechnology and alternative energy sources.