IBM company , which gradually brought its participation in the hardware production to a minimum, direct key resources for innovation in various fields. With its extensive portfolio of its own developments, IBM has the ability to make forecasts about the development of science and technology in the near future.
One of the latest forecasts, describes five scientific and technological achievements, which will become a reality in the next five years. The most important among them will be the ability to control the computer by thought, the rejection of passwords for identification in a variety of information systems, as well as the widespread use of renewable energy . The latter, for example, may include generators that use muscle power, the pressure of fluid in the water produced by a computer heat.
Ability to control a computer by thought is not a fantasy now, OCZ company has introduced its telepathic interface NIA in 2008. These algorithms will be continuously improved.
Finally, the development of biometric technology in the next five years will make use of passwords for identification optional.