For this story, Forbes Magazine asked twelve scientists about some potential inventions which could be part of our future. The authors interviewed among others Ray Kurzweil (who was the principal developer of the first OCR technology), or Dean Kamen, most famous for his Segway scooter (excuse me: Human Transporter).
My personal award goes to Al Shugart, cofounder of Seagate Technology, the world's largest independent hard-drive manufacturer.
"I see the development of new cures or preventive measures for diseases. One such idea is colloidal silver, which works but isn't patentable for human consumption because it isn't FDA-approved. Colloidal silver is a solution of submicroscopic particles of pure silver suspended in water by an electric charge on each particle. It can be taken orally or applied to the skin. When it comes in contact with single-celled pathogens, such as viruses or parasites or bacteria, it disables the pathogens' metabolic enzymes, causing the pathogen to suffocate and die. Perhaps someday colloidal silver will be widely accepted along with other nontraditional methods of treatment once considered quackery, such as acupuncture."
Source: James Daly and Michael Boland, Forbes Magazine, June 24, 2002 Issue
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