science predictions for 2040 | Future timeline

Read science predictions for 2040, a year that will see the world transform thanks to scientific disruptions that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore many of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

science forecasts for 2040

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In 2040, a number of science breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:

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Optimistic forecasted rise in global temperatures, above pre-industrial levels, is 1.62 degrees Celsius 1

Science related predictions due to make an impact in 2040 include:

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Medically assistive nanobots: Meet the micro-medics.

AI improves patient outcomes: Is AI our best healthcare worker yet?.

AI speeds scientific discovery: The scientist that never sleeps.

Generative adversarial networks (GANs): The age of synthetic media.

Recurrent neural networks (RNNs): Predictive algorithms that can anticipate human behavior.

Convolutional neural network (CNN): Teaching computers how to see.

Molecular robotics: These microscopic robots can do just about anything.

Synthetic age reversal: Can science make us young again?.

Artificial nervous systems: Can robots finally feel?.

Unpiloted military vehicles: Are we getting close to lethal autonomous weapons?.

Biocomputers powered by human brain cells: A step toward organoid intelligence.

Generative antibody design: When AI meets DNA.

Floating solar farms: The future of solar energy.

Enhancing Earth with space technologies: Applying breakthroughs in space on Earth.

Neuro-symbolic AI: A machine that can finally handle both logic and learning.

Neuropriming: Brain stimulation for enhanced learning.

Picking embryos: Another step towards designer babies?.

Gene vandalism: Gene editing gone awry.

Optimized psychedelic therapies: Curating drugs to create the best therapies.

Self-repairing quantum computers: Error-free and fault-tolerant .

Biometric scoring: Behavioral biometrics might verify identities more accurately.

Faster gene synthesis: Synthetic DNA might be the key to better healthcare.

Overview Effect scaling: Can everyday people have the same epiphany as astronauts?.

Neuroenhancers: Are these devices the next-level health wearables?.

Artificial heart: A new hope for cardiac patients .

CRISPR superhumans: Is perfection finally possible and ethical?.

Bacteria and CO2: Harnessing the power of carbon-eating bacteria.

Genetic recognition: People are now easily identifiable by their genes.

Artificial minimal cells: Creating enough life for medical research.

On-demand molecules: A catalog of readily available molecules.

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