It’s in the nature of thinkers and scientists to ponder what is going to happen in the future. Here, Imeprial academics share their thoughts on 2013..
Attempting to make predictions about science, technology and economics is a famously fraught task. Former IBM Chairman Thomas Watson apparently once remarked: "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers". But it's in the nature of thinkers and scientists to ponder what is going to happen before it actually does. Here at Imperial, we're in the unique position of having staff that can make predictions across a whole spectrum of disciplines. Reporter caught up with four of them to see what might be in store for 2013 and beyond. As the space shuttle was sent off to retirement in 2012, many mourned what they saw as the end of a golden era of exploration. But space science has never been more active, as the Curiosity Mars rover showed just a few months later with its incredible images of the planet's surface.
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