Introduction.
History has shown us the interdependence of science and technology in molding the societies we live in. These are the areas that are focused on the advancement of the human race.
Over time these areas underwent metamorphosis with various inventions that changed the landscape of the civilization. Today, when people have faith in scientific inquiry and its applications more than ever, it is important to assess how the two exist and affect the environment.
The Role of Science in the Development of Technology
Indeed, new technology is essentially new science put to practical use. Since the very beginning of science, the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and science has always been practice oriented- doing research, science has always been about technologies.
Beginning from the sub-disciplines of physics, chemistry and biology to the complex fields including subatomic physics, and molecular biology. It is only knowledge that expands the frontiers of technology.
To illustrate, in the field of physics, development of the semiconductor has led to the entire contemporary electronic industry with personal computers and telephones as well as many other electronic gadgets.
In the same way, new substances within the field of chemistry have also resulted into innovative developments in the field of material science that enables the engineers to design new materials with improved properties on strength, weight and durability for use in aerospace, buildings and in medical field structures.
Technology as the Catalyst for Science
On one hand, technology builds on science, while on the other it acts as a platform for performing scientific research. The scientific process has become more sophisticated and modern in every single aspect thanks to technological devices.
The use of modern technology like particle colliders, space observatories, and next-generation sequencing, helps researchers go beyond the wall of science and explore areas considered impossible before.
To this end, artificial intelligence is perhaps one of the best illustrations of moving science beneath its traditional boundaries. By such systems, data within the databases is processed faster than ever and on an entirely different level, finding facts and outcomes which would take humanity years to reach.
Within this perspective, AIs are reshaping science by leaps and bounds even when dealing with high complex problems such as drug design and manufacturing or modeling phenomena on a planetary scale like climate change or galaxies — astrophysics.
Trends and Influential Technologies for the Future
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning:
Even though AI is the propelling force into the fourth revolution, its impact on industries has been observed long before.
Workflows have become automated, decision making has been improved and customization has taken a different dimension in the industry. Looking at the healthcare industry in particular, there are AI capable of identifying diseases from medical scans, while agriculture employs them in increasing the efficiency of crop husbandry.
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering:
With the advent of CRISPR-Cas, genome editing technologies offer new potentials in several sectors including medicine and agriculture. This allows scientists to change genes in order to remediate genetic pathologies, engineer plants that can fend off pests and diseases and possibly, abolish genetic illnesses in the future.
Quantum Computing: Where Quantum computing is still a new development, it is set to address challenges that no classical computer currently can.
Applications of possible future quantum computing range from cryosurgery to nanotechnology.
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