Editor’s note: This article was first published in March 2014. The “next 50 years” vision and the graphene hype reflect that moment.
What would the future supposedly look like if we bet on graphene? In these two videos we get one vision of what this material could achieve over the next 50 years: a life surrounded by “hyperconnected” technology in our everyday habits. Many virtues are attributed to this material, although in a previous article we talked about the flaws you can find when people talk about it today and about investing in graphene.
One thing is clear: if that is the future and all our technology were connected this way, the future had better come with plenty of money, because what the videos show must be quite expensive.
The videos were produced by Corning, a company that specialises in high-tech systems for consumer electronics, and which is betting on a future of smart glass in homes, phones and home connectivity.
Watch: first Corning video
Watch: second Corning video
Do you like this future?
Further reading
- 7 technologies of the future to invest in or build a business around
- Business trends for 2014–2015
- The future of business: technology trends
Featured image: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
