14 Grand Challenges for the 21st Century
The National Academy of Engineering has suggested 14 challenges that need addressing this century.
Here’s an introductory movie and links
- Make solar energy economical
- Provide energy from fusion
- Develop carbon sequestration methods
- Manage the nitrogen cycle
- Provide access to clean water
- Restore and improve urban infrastructure
- Advance health informatics
- Engineer better medicines
- Reverse-engineer the brain
- Prevent nuclear terror
- Secure cyberspace
- Enhance virtual reality
- Advance personalized learning
- Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
Which challenge do you think is most important to your life?