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Age reduction. Enammel reconstruction. Batteries. The three pillars of perpetual breakthroughs.
by curiousgal 6y ago
Age reduction.
Enammel reconstruction.
Batteries.
The three pillars of perpetual breakthroughs.
- gameswithgo 6y agoSince 1990 the energy density if lithium ion has has increased by a factor of about 4, and the cost had reduced by a factor off about 6. While keeping in mind that consumer lithium ion itself was quite a breakthrough in terms of energy density in the first place. Both of these metrics are still improving too.
- JoshuaDavid 6y agoI dunno about enamel reconstruction (though I was under the impression that materials used to _replace_ tooth enamel have gotten enormously better in the last few decades to the point where your fillings will wear down slower than your teeth), but life expectancy has also been slowly increasing over the past few decades, and a significant fraction of that comes from people staying relatively healthy for longer.
- Axsuul 6y agoInterested to hear more about Enamel reconstruction!
- zo1 6y agoWe all do. Here we are in 2020 and we still can't properly fix teeth.
- all_blue_chucks 6y agoAdd cold fusion to the list. That said, breakthroughs that would be phenomenally beneficial and aren't prohibited by physics are worth throwing money at decade after decade due to the risk/reward ratio. It's like playing the lottery where the odds are a million to one against you, but he payout if you win is a billion times your ticket cost. You probably won't win but you would be stupid not to try.
- agumonkey 6y agoNo spot for baldness ?