Amazing technology that is expected to move from science fiction movies to reality

We may have never been so close to the future. You can already buy curved phones and TVs with flexible screens on the market; smart watches are already very common devices, and virtual reality displays will soon become the next new device to enter the consumer market. Of course, your smartphone can already do a lot of things, including fingerprint authentication, heart rate monitoring, mobile payments... So, what's next?

Movies have always been the origin of human dreams. Decades ago, Star Wars featured seemingly impossible technologies such as holographic projection and robots. Today, some of them are about to enter the consumer market; and Agent 007's self-driving car has been made a reality by manufacturers such as Google, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz. So, what other magical technologies from science fiction movies are you most looking forward to? Let's discuss it.

Battery technology: the most basic but the most necessary

Our mobile phones are becoming thinner and lighter, with large and clear screens, and processor performance comparable to that of desktop computers, but battery performance has actually stagnated in recent years. When discussing future electronic technology, several editors of Android Dauthority all mentioned battery technology; and data from multiple market research companies show that battery performance is also what people most want to improve.

What should the battery technology of the future be like? Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer yet. Improved lithium-sulfur batteries, new fuel cells, and superconductors such as graphene are all possible and are under development. No one can say for sure which will be the future standard. In science fiction movies, the transparent communicators in the hands of the protagonists have almost no space to accommodate batteries. Perhaps it is a flexible and transparent superconductor, or perhaps it is the ubiquitous wireless charging signal that provides it with uninterrupted power. In short, the real battery breakthrough is the breakthrough that almost everyone is waiting for.

Flexible screens: completely changing the form of electronic products

In recent years, Samsung and LG have been working hard to explore the value of flexible screens in the field of consumer electronics, and more and more curved TVs, monitors, and mobile phones have appeared. Of course, their forms are still confined to a plastic or metal body, and the curved design is appropriately integrated to achieve some unique operating experience. As for their future, many science fiction movies have actually given a clear direction and inspiration: full flexibility.

An electronic device that can be bent and folded at will is obviously what everyone expects. At present, truly flexible screens have been developed, and the next major bottleneck lies in the flexibility of components such as circuit boards and batteries. Therefore, before the peripheral components achieve breakthrough progress, fully flexible electronic devices are still some distance away from us.

Holographic projection: Beyond virtual reality

Whether it is Star Wars, Avatar or Iron Man, holographic projection technology is almost everywhere. People can not only make life-size video calls, but also operate the projected content with hand gestures at will. Traditional displays seem to have become an outdated "antique". So what about reality?

In some concerts or TV shows (such as this year's Spring Festival Gala), we have seen virtual images created by holographic projection. This image experience without wearing any equipment is obviously the ultimate goal of virtual reality. At present, we still need to rely on devices such as Microsoft 's Hololens to achieve it, but in the end, they will be integrated into a small portable box and capture user gestures through laser technology. By then, traditional displays may gradually become a niche device in the professional field.

True AI: The ability to understand your thoughts

Many Hollywood movies, such as "Terminator", "Artificial Intelligence", "I, Robot", and "Her", have explored the relationship between humans, robots, and artificial intelligence in the future from different perspectives, which is very thought-provoking. There are basically two kinds of arguments: robots will destroy humans, or robots are friends of humans.

At this stage, the technology closest to artificial intelligence that we can access is various voice assistant services like Siri. They can simply understand what you mean, and even tell jokes and chat, but they basically match answers through cloud computing and still do not have real "thoughts"; small robots like NAO that can dance, communicate with humans, and even treat autism are currently only used in some professional fields, and it is still a distant dream for every family to have one.

But what cannot be ignored is that IBM , Google and many Japanese technology companies have never stopped exploring robots and artificial intelligence. More advanced algorithms and human emotion simulation are all worthy of recognition. Perhaps in a few decades, Siri will evolve into Iron Man's virtual butler "Jarvis", and you will also see robots busy in various stores.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.