{"id":44135,"date":"2013-11-13T20:03:54","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T01:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/?p=44135"},"modified":"2013-11-13T20:03:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T01:03:54","slug":"technology-that-will-change-the-world-eventually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2013\/11\/13\/technology-that-will-change-the-world-eventually\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology That Will Change the World\u2026 Eventually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MoneyMorning.com.au\" target=\"_blank\"><u>MoneyMorning.com.au<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In a moment,  I&#8217;ll share with you two <strong>technologies <\/strong>that I think are possibly the most  important of the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re  often called silly, crazy and impossible. But I believe at the right time with  the right companies these technologies will be unbelievably profitable.<\/p>\n<p>How can I be  so certain? The truth is I can&#8217;t. When I tell most people what I do they  usually ask me the same question, &#8216;What&#8217;s the future going to be like?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In the space  of a few seconds or minutes it&#8217;s an impossible question to answer.<\/p>\n<p>Typically  I&#8217;ll answer the question simply with, &#8216;Amazing!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But with any  kind o<strong>f technology<\/strong> there&#8217;s a whole backstory to accompany it. The story may stretch  over years, with wins and losses. And sometimes even complete failures. But  often a rise from the ashes story also. Until you understand the process you  cannot fully appreciate the brilliance of new technology.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Technology Development  is Crucial to Follow <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Because of the intrigue in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/category\/technology-and-innovation\" title=\"more on technology\">technology<\/a>, people like to tell others about it. However when  it comes time to recall the details many people simply don&#8217;t remember. So they  just go for the good stuff.<\/p>\n<p>And as  people tell other people it plays out like a game of Chinese whispers. Each  time the story gets shorter. It gets to a point where the only part remaining  is the end bit. Eventually the story starts to lose its appeal as people don&#8217;t  appreciate the bigger picture.<\/p>\n<p>At some point  it comes full circle and you hear about this new tech from someone else. But by  then the enthusiasm is gone, and it&#8217;s usually dismissed as a fad or crazy idea.<\/p>\n<p>But most  people don&#8217;t appreciate the blood sweat and tears that goes into bringing  technology to market. Most people don&#8217;t understand the story behind these  cutting edge technologies.<\/p>\n<p>What we do  at <em>Revolutionary Tech Investor<\/em> is to  find the early stage technology. Then we tell subscribers the full story. Where  it&#8217;s come from, and importantly where it&#8217;s going. And most importantly, how to  profit from it.<\/p>\n<p>More often  than not the technologies we talk about seem wild, silly or even impossible.  But at the end of the day, you understand that the crazy and impossible are  usually the ones with the greatest potential.<\/p>\n<p>These are  the best kinds of stories to follow. Of course our main goal is to find  investable companies that will profit from these technologies. However a big  part is to identify opportunities before they present themselves. That places  us in a position to let readers know quickly, so they can begin to profit from  it.<\/p>\n<p>When we  identify technology to get excited about it won&#8217;t always have an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/best-investment-opportunities\" title=\"best investment opportunities \">investment opportunity<\/a>.  But more often than not at the right time, the right opportunity presents  itself. And that flags us to let subscribers know about it.<\/p>\n<p>I have a  watch list of technology I keep track of. That brings me back to the two  technologies I&#8217;m most excited about for the future. I&#8217;ll introduce you to the  tech and to a couple of private companies involved in it all&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Bigger than the  Discovery of Fire<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>I believe  the first of these will have the biggest impact on mankind since the discovery  of fire. That might sound like a grand statement, because  it is. But this technology has the possibility to change everything.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <strong>Fusion  Power<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re  talking about safe, clean, free, infinite power. When fusion power reaches its  tipping point of efficiency, it becomes profitable, and then company making.<\/p>\n<p>Say goodbye  to fossil fuels. Oil will become redundant. Gas irrelevant. The power of the  Saudis, Russians and Americans will wane as the world ceases its reliance on  oil and gas.<\/p>\n<p>Renewable  energies, solar, wind, hydro, thermal&#8230;whatever they may be, will become  pointless. Renewable energy is great to bridge the gap between where we are now  and the arrival of fusion power. But eventually it will become as irrelevant as  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/category\/commodities\/oil-and-gas\" title=\"more on oil and gas\">oil and gas<\/a> will.<\/p>\n<p>As it  stands, there is no publicly investible company to capitalise on Fusion power  right now. But that&#8217;s not to say there aren&#8217;t companies working on bringing  fusion power to reality.<\/p>\n<p>There are  two I&#8217;ve kept my eye on for some time. One is General Fusion, a Canadian  company with some strong private equity behind it. One of their investors is  Bezos Expeditions, the private investment fund of Amazon&#8217;s CEO Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>The other is  Helion Energy. Helion have just brought their 4th prototype online. Helion aims  to have profitable fusion energy in 2019. That&#8217;s just 6 years away.<\/p>\n<p>Fusion  essentially generates the power of the sun, but without the sun. It&#8217;s got  enormous potential to reshape human history, from transport and space to energy  and nuclear waste disposal.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always  been one of those technologies that&#8217;s been 20 years and 20 billion dollars  away. But between Helion and General Fusion, Fusion Power is just around the  corner.<\/p>\n<p>To give you  a comparison, just 10 years ago, the idea of commercial space travel seemed a  lifetime away. Yet now multiple firms are working on it, to the extent that  commercial space travel is just a matter of months from becoming reality.<\/p>\n<h2>The New Era of  Computing<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The second  key technology on my watch list is<strong> Quantum Computing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The rapid  advancement over the last 30 years in computing has been extraordinary.  Computer power has increased as microchip sizes have decreased. No doubt you&#8217;ve  heard of it commonly referred to as Moore&#8217;s law.<\/p>\n<p>Some of  humankind&#8217;s biggest advancements are in part due to computer technology. The  Human Genome Project, landing on the Moon and the internet are just some  examples.<\/p>\n<p>However, the  world is approaching a point where technology is limited by the speed of  existing computers. Computers and microchips aren&#8217;t getting small enough or  fast enough to keep pace with new technology and science.<\/p>\n<p>That means  the next step in accelerating human advancement will come as we usher in a new  era of computing. And that&#8217;s through quantum computing.<\/p>\n<p>A quantum  computer is like conventional computing on steroids. In a recent comparison a  quantum computer was 50,000 times faster than a &#8216;normal&#8217; high spec system.  That&#8217;s right, 50,000 times faster!<\/p>\n<p>However  there is some debate about whether quantum computing is even real. I think  there&#8217;s a bit of ego involved in it all. If a company can make the world&#8217;s most  advanced computer, others should be trying to figure out how to beat it. That&#8217;s  what competition is all about. Not bickering and squabbling.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway,  there is one company that has laid claim to having made the world&#8217;s first  proper quantum computer. It&#8217;s a bold claim, which many scientists have  disputed.<\/p>\n<p>But  regardless of the quantum mechanics deemed to make an official &#8216;quantum  computer&#8217; no one else seems to be even close to Dwave quantum computers.<\/p>\n<p>The  technology must be good. Otherwise Google and Lockheed Martin wouldn&#8217;t have  shelled out possibly millions of dollars for one each.<\/p>\n<p>Dwave&#8217;s  computers are the very beginning of a new era of computer technology. It&#8217;s  immensely exciting. The potential of quantum computing is like being back in  the 80&#8242;s again.<\/p>\n<p>In just 30  years think about how far the world has advanced because of computers. Now  imagine that starting all over again, but 50,000 times more&#8230;and faster. It&#8217;s  mind blowing.<\/p>\n<p>With Fusion  Power and Quantum computing some may say I&#8217;m a nutter or misguided. That&#8217;s fine  by me. As long as you&#8217;re aware of these technologies and their potential, then  when the time comes, you&#8217;ll know what to do and where to invest while others  won&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Volkering<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/111160335563076067119\/about\">+<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n    <strong>Technology Analyst, <em>Revolutionary  Tech Investor&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106516983215198267222\/about\" title=\"Join Money Morning on Google Plus -- and read about the things we can't always fit into our regular essays\"><u>Join Money Morning on Google+ <\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?a=gIueSJP830A:r5gyC9Kca4I:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?a=gIueSJP830A:r5gyC9Kca4I:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?i=gIueSJP830A:r5gyC9Kca4I:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?a=gIueSJP830A:r5gyC9Kca4I:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?i=gIueSJP830A:r5gyC9Kca4I:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/MoneyMorningAustralia\/~4\/gIueSJP830A\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By MoneyMorning.com.au In a moment, I&#8217;ll share with you two technologies that I think are possibly the most important of the next decade. They&#8217;re often called silly, crazy and impossible. But I believe at the right time with the right companies these technologies will be unbelievably profitable. How can I be so certain? 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