1998: Substitute for ozone-damaging CFCs
1999: Large volume, coherent optical communication systems
2000: Silicon memory with 1 nanosecond access time
2001: Economical way to remove useable products from urban waste
2002: 1 giga-bit memory chips
2003: Technology to prevent NOx emissions; widespread use of biodegradable packaging materials; vaccine for AIDS
2004: Ultra high-speed computers
2006: Cure for AIDS; prediction of volcanic eruptions 2-3 days in advance
2007: Method to prevent cancer metastasis
2008: Methods to limit CO2 emissions
2009: Elucidation of cancer-related genes and carcinogenesis
2010: Understanding mechanisms for almost all types of cancer; ability to predict earthquakes of 7 or higher intensity several days in advance; nursing robots
2013: Drugs to prevent cancer
2015: Cure for Alzheimer's disease
2017: Fast breeder reactors
After 2020: Fusion reactors
Source: Science
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