Daily Inspiration: “Science is moving so fast, we might one day soon be able to architect a ‘lighter-than-air’ jet!”

“Science is moving so fast, we might one day soon be able to architect a ‘lighter-than-air’ jet – just like that of Wonder Woman!” – #Futurist Jim Carroll⁣⁣

⁣Boron-nitride nanotubes. The idea has been around since 1994, but in 2016, just before I went on stage to keynote the Precision Metalforming Association annual conference, I came across an article in the Toronto Star: ⁣

⁣⁣⁣“The unprecedented combination of strength, lightness and transparency of BNNTs lets the imagination run wild. Could it be possible to make a plane with transparent fuselage, something similar to Wonder Woman’s invisible, blast-proof jet?”⁣

⁣⁣⁣That caught my attention! And thus was born trend number 9 of my ’19 Trends for 2019’ – The Acceleration of Science and New Materials⁣⁣⁣

⁣Pure science is exponentiating because of the connectivity of the Internet. Ideas are shared faster than ever before; new discoveries rocket around the universal mind at a speed not in existence 20 years ago. Discoveries compound upon one another, resulting in an exponentiation of insight.⁣
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⁣The result is the crazy can become normalized, the fantastic becomes routine, and the ridiculous becomes rational. ⁣
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⁣What’s the impact of these types of trends? Aside from the development of new products, there is a big impact in terms of how new products are actually produced, using new materials and assembled through 3D printing. Many of the manufacturing events that I keynote include a focus on the fast emerging new substances and materials that let companies pursue advanced additive manufacturing strategies.⁣
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⁣The future is happening faster than you think. That is the context in which you must innovate for the future – because one day, you will wake up and realize that the ideas that once seemed way out of the norm have become normalized! ⁣
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⁣You might as well get ahead of the future, before it gets ahead of you.