Technology is amazing and accomplishes amazing things every day, including saving lives, building structures, and even sending us to the moon. In today’s world, technology grows exponentially on what seems like a daily basis. There is so much technology in the world that no one knows about, and so many neat things being done by technology on a regular basis that is all going on behind the scenes. If we all had a better glimpse of technology, we would realize how much it is really involved in our lives, and how much it improves so many things. Here are a few pieces of technology you may not have known were improving things around you.
Smart Perfume?
Everything is smart these days, after smartphones took the world by storm and now we have smart refrigerators. To add to that, you can even smarten up your personal beauty routine by investing in smart perfume. With an app attachment, you can change the scent to whatever you choose it to be that day. No more picking from a vanity top full of glass bottles. Instead, you can just click and go.
Wearables That Translate
While translating phone apps have been around for awhile, a more recent invention is that of wearables such as headphones that will translate languages that they pick up from your surroundings. This can be especially helpful for people traveling to foreign countries, as the need to know and understand the language to survive and communicate well will no longer be necessary.
Smart Toilet
Staying healthy is important, and knowing the ins and outs of your body is one of the staples of a healthy person. If something is wrong, your body tells you quickly, in one way or another. With the introduction of the smart toilet, your body has another way to tell you something is wrong, without you having to memorize a color chart or know the difference between floating and sinking. Smart toilets analyze feces and can suggest dietary adjustments for better health.
Household Robot
One major technology company has introduced a household robot. This robot is mainly used for an extra hand when necessary, and it can also be programmed to help with household tasks such as tidying a room. Artificial intelligence technology allows robots like these to memorize patterns and tasks so it does not have to be programmed every time, and can even adjust force and speed, so it will not break your Christmas ornaments that get knocked off the tree.
Power Suit
The human exoskeleton exists, and it is now widely available for use in applications such as warehouses and factories. The suit can be used for lifting and maneuvering loads that a normal human could not handle, but that may need to be in tighter spaces or handled more delicately than a machine may be able to accomplish. It can also help prevent workplace injuries and encourage proper handling of lifting and moving by a human.
Smart Bras
A bra has been recently invented that can pair to an app and measure the density and temperature of breasts to detect changes. For people who have previously had breast cancer or have a family history of breast cancer, this could be a life-changing piece of technology. The changes that can be sensed by the bra have the possibility of allowing an issue with the breasts to be detected more quickly, raising the potential of fixing the issue.
Lights That Kill Bacteria
More and more is being developed in the area of antibacterial technology. Bacterial infections are on the rise, and because of our overuse of antibacterial agents throughout the years, superbugs are regularly created. Technologies like antimicrobial and antibacterial surfaces have started to appear in certain places, providing resistant surfaces like tables in cafeterias to help prevent the spread of illness. Light technology is being developed that allows light to sanitize a surface, killing bacteria and making it safe. This would also allow for the use of fewer antibacterials, lessening the chance of superbugs.
Technology is around us every day and is being developed more and more even as we speak. We often are so immersed in technology these days that we are unaware of the amount it surrounds us and might be helping us in our everyday lives. The advancements of tomorrow are exciting to watch, while we wait to see what technology will do for humans next.