For the fifth year UBC Reports, the monthly news publication for the University of British Columbia, has asked experts to identify advances that may transform your world.
Archive for December, 2010
The Next Big Thing in 2011, and beyond: January UBC Reports preview
UBC experts describe nine advances that may transform your world, from shapeshifting architecture to the ability to predict the diseases you may experience. Plus, two professors revisit their 2006 forecasts.
Telling stories together, one tweet at a time
We can expect a raft of new tools to make sense of social media for a new age of collective journalism.
Magic Biomarkers
News ways of using biomarkers open new horizons in defining risk, illness, and therapies for vital organ failure.
Restorative Buildings
The old paradigm aimed to reduce environmental impact. The future is about buildings that actually improve our environment.
Low-cost personal genome analysis
There is an explosion in the use of techniques to find the gene variations that influence our lives. We are on the verge of a genetic revolution will be exciting, and scary.
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