There is nothing odd about the 14 Areas that The National Academy of Engineering has listed as the "Grand Challenges" to improve our future. In fact, this list provides us with a wealth of things to ponder. Still, don't you know that as we start down the path of solving these challenges some odd things are going to occur. I wonder which challenge will provide the best future odd news? Here is the seemingly harmless list that we can keep an eye on ( the list is NOT in any rank order) :
- Advance health informatics
- Engineer better medicines
- Make solar energy economical
- Provide access to clean water
- Reverse-engineer the brain
- Advance personalized learning
- Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
- Manage the nitrogen cycle
- Provide energy from fusion
- Secure cyberspace
- Develop carbon sequestration methods
- Enhance virtual reality
- Prevent nuclear terror
- Restore and improve urban infrastructure
http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/challenges.aspx
