What will be shaping the world's future in the next few years? What is - The Next Big Thing? (written in 2014)

In... Biotechnology

The dictionary description of Biotechnology would describe it as the 'exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes', but in the very simplest of Futurological terms it is the science of development, mostly be people in white coats in laboratories, of cells to make our world a better and more wonderful place. Sort of.
Cells are the basic building blocks of living things. Working with cells, the great genius' of our time will develop Stem Cell Research and Gene Therapy. The Western World features most of the richest countries. Some of these nations are involved in military conflicts. This has led to an increase the the amount of maimed men and women returning from said armed conflicts. The principles of Futurology dictate that an emphasis has been placed on technologies such as bionics and weaponry.  
What we have attempted to do in this section is provide updates on what is coming next. 
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In... Information Technology 

Infotech, as it is more geekingly known, is the area of engineering that primarily relates to computers and telecommunications and the associated retrieval, storage and transmission of information, but it also operates as a more encompassing phrase to describe the latest electronic engineering and technology.
Televisions, mobile phones and computer technology is at the forefront of Information Technology now, just as Samuel Morse's first public telegraph message in 1844, was at the cutting edge of Infotech back then.
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In... Cognitive Science

Long term Cognitive Science theories are being formed at a rapid rate. Scientists are venturing into realms of possibility more quickly now than at any time in history. There are Futurists that believe this new understanding of the brain will lead to the creation of truly intelligent machines. and possibly even "Neural Virtual Reality”.

In... Nano Technology

Positive Futurist Dick Pelletier wrote this recently, "European and US Governments envision that the developing nano-scale domain will ultimately amount to the mastery of all of nature. In this view, there exists a "material unity” where all matter – life and non-life – can seamlessly merge."