Didn't you dream to become a superhero and gain superpowers in your childhood?
It turns out that it is possible, if we use achievements of engineers and physicians from
around the world.
Let's look at 5 of these achievements.
5.
Contact lenses with the zoom effect are the dream of any spy.
And such lenses may appear on free sale soon.
The prototype of lenses that can zoom in and zoom out the image has already been developed
by engineers from the Institute in Lausanne.
They are intended primarily for people who have no central vision, but they have developed
peripheral vision i.e., the person sees everything blurry and cannot focus on any specific subject.
But they also suit healthy people.
You should use these lenses together with the special LCD glasses and you will be able
to zoom image by a simple movement of your eyes - you need to blink the right eye to
zoom in the image, and blink the left eye to zoom out it.
4.
Would you like to become the master of your dreams?
To do this, scientists have invented the gadget that allows you to see lucid dreams.
I.e.
while sleeping you realize that you actually are in a dream and can control it or even
come up with another dream.
An ordinary-looking fabric mask during REM sleep sends a small 30-second electrical signal
at a frequency of 40 Hertz, which is almost equal to the frequency of our brain.
This signal helps to realize that you are asleep and dreaming.
Another option is a mask with LEDs, the algorithm can be set via smartphone.
In order to visit the fairy tale about Cinderella or to go to Paris in your sleep, it is enough
to read the script before bedtime.
Because our imagination is boundless, the brain will create the image for the dreaming,
and the details depend on the quality of the read story and the amount of knowledge about
the specific place.
In general, a person can learn to have lucid dreams; these masks can only help him.
3.
Brain implants that will allow a person to quickly acquire new knowledge and better control
his memory is the old dream of mankind.
They are particularly relevant for military doctors who are forced every day to solve
the problem of recovering the memory of the soldiers who survived a traumatic brain injury.
That is why the developments of new methods for analysis and decoding of neural signals
in America are being designed by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Scientists have already made significant progress in the development of implant to treat memory
disorders and several mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress using neural stimulation.
Moreover, the engineers hope that it will be possible in the future to implant it to
healthy people to stimulate certain areas of the brain.
The militaries are primarily interested in reducing the time of training soldiers using
these gadgets.
The device will help them to acquire the skills, to sharpen reflexes and control emotions better.
But such qualities will come in handy for an ordinary person, especially if he's going
to be a superhero.
2.
Researchers from Berkeley laboratory in the US have discovered a material that can be
used to create artificial muscles — vanadium oxide.
These muscles will be 1000 times more effective than human muscles turning an ordinary person
into Superman.
Laboratory experts have found that when heated to +152o F, the electrons in this material
get the opportunity to move on metal.
The physical form of the object is changing, and the process itself, in its essence, resembles
the contraction of human muscles.
So it is quite possible to create an exoskeleton with patches of this material and implement
the software that will control the heating of vanadium oxide if necessary.
Given the extremely low wear of the material and a small heating temperature, special difficulties
should not arise in this case.
Unfortunately, this is only theoretical development so far.
1.
The experts on genetic engineering from the University of Michigan hope to program a child
for high IQ while he is in the womb.
This is the University where Professor Stephen Hsu works, who specializes in the problem
of modification of intellectual abilities.
According to scientific theory of the professor, genetically engineered humans can have IQ
level that is 1000 or higher, that is at least 10 times higher than any human has now.
You just need to lay the correct genes.
However, this work is incredibly painstaking because we have more than ten thousand genes
responsible for intelligence.
But the result is worth it: the correct genetic code can increase IQ up to incredible heights
and make the human brain an extremely fast and powerful device, capable of analyzing
dozens of times more information than it does it now.
Just imagine that the abilities of the greatest minds of humanity in their fullest form will
be presented in one individual.
It's really impressive...
So, when scientists will be able to realize all these projects, we will be able to see
superheroes not only in Sci-Fi movies.