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33 www.hplusmagazine.com A combination of technologies and treatments will compensate for many physical and mental disabilities and will eradicate altogether some handicaps that have plagued the lives of millions of people. Fast, broadband interfaces between the human brain and machines will transform work in factories, control automobiles, ensure military superiority, and enable new sports, art forms and modes of interaction between people. Machines and structures of all kinds, from homes to aircraft, will be constructed of materials that have exactly the desired properties, including the ability to adapt to changing situations, and increase energy efficiency and environmental friendliness. The ability to control the genetics of humans, animals, and agricultural plants will greatly benefit human welfare; widespread consensus about ethical, legal, and moral issues will be built in the process. Transportation will be safe, cheap, and fast, due to ubiquitous real-time information systems, extremely high- efficiency vehicle designs, and the use of synthetic materials and machines fabricated from the nanoscale for optimum performance. 2030 The FolloWIng TaBle ShoWS eVen MoRe SPecIFIc aReaS oF nBIc conVeRgence FRoM The U.S. naTIonal nanoTechnology InITIaTIVe (nnI) anD The naTIonal healTh InSTITUTe (nhI) aS oF 2006. Nanostructured materials "by design" Nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, magnetics Advanced health care, therapeutics, diagnostics Nanoscale processes for environmental improvement Efficient energy conversion and storage Microcraft and robotics Nanoscale instrumentation and metrology Manufacturing at the nanoscale Nanostructures for chemical, biological, radiological, explosive detection and protection Single-dose vaccines, effective soon after birth vaccines that do not require refrigeration Needle-free delivery systems for vaccines Devise reliable tests in model systems to evaluate live attenuated vaccines Antigens for effective, protective immunity learn which immunological responses provide protective immunity Genetic strategy to deplete or incapacitate a disease-transmitting insect population Chemical strategy to deplete or incapacitate a disease-transmitting insect population Create a full range of optimal, bioavailable nutrients in a single staple plant species Drugs and delivery systems that minimize the likelihood of drug resistant micro-organisms Create therapies that can cure latent infections Create immunological methods that can cure chronic infections Develop technologies that permit quantitative assessment of population health status Create technologies to assess individuals for multiple conditions or pathogens at point of care X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X nano bio info cogno