This list has it all: farting microbes, pollution-reducing oxides that sound like terrible hairdos and even molten glass as a fuel storage medium. See more »

Futurists can dish out some exciting -- and downright scary -- visions for the future of machines and science. Here are 10 of them in the world of technology. See more »

Most people agree that transportation should be continuously improved. That can mean faster, more efficient or even more fun -- and in some really rare cases, something completely new. See more »

If you're curious what the future holds, dig into the novels, articles and research done by these 10 amazing minds. You might be surprised what they predict. See more »

In the 1950s and '60s people used to talk about the home of the future, with automatic sliding panels and robot servants. It doesn't look like that yet, so what will the future really bring? See more »

Healthcare trends often seem unpredictable -- unless you're a futurist, that is. While they're not fortune tellers, these educated guessers have interesting ideas about what the future world of health could look like. See more »

Will we take an elevator to space? Will we live in floating cities? Will computers live inside our bodies? What does the future hold? See more »

Today's computers would blow the minds of early computing pioneers, and the machines of tomorrow will do things we can't imagine today. As computing power climbs to ever-more-stellar heights, how will it affect our world and the way we live? See more »

People often think of virtual reality as a solely recreational pursuit, but doctors and scientists are using the technology in a variety of therapeutic ways, helping people recover from psychological and physical ailments. See more »

Light speed is considered the universal speed limit of everything, but if you make a hard-and-fast rule, someone will try to disprove it, or at least find a loophole. Is information transfer capable of pulling into the passing lane? See more »