Opportunities

Problems that will be not too hard to solve with AP Technology are:

• removal of carbon dioxide to stop and reverse climate change (mobile carbon dioxide collector buyos, air using micro ships, geoengineering)
• radical improvements in gaining energy storing energy and efficient usage of energy
• stopping dependence on scarce elements via usage of metamaterials based upon diamondoids comprised out of abundant elements.
• stopping population boom via rising and equilibrating global wealth.
• ending energy scarcity (solar street pavings using diamondoid solar cells) & other energy harvesting methods like geothermal energy via improved deep drilling capabilities.
• resolving energy storage problems with energy storage cells and chemomechanical converters
• capture of seaborne plastic waste: great pacific garbage patch
• better alternatives to PET drinking bpttles and plastic shopping bags - spill
• repair of dead zones (wikipedia) in our oceans by removing excessive nutrients and adding oxygen. (geoengineering)
• protection against some natural disasters
• better accommodation for the homeless (AP suit, minimal temporary housing)
• avoidance of release of toxic chemicals in the environment
• avoidance of poison leaching food packaging (possible source of allergies)
• alleviating traffic congestions
• mending the lack of good global freshwater supply due to cheap energy easy desalination and improved transport (filters)
• giving back agricultural area to nature. To some extent reducing the excessive space usage of agriculture (cheap glass houses)
• near 100% reduction of the enegry necessary for heating indoor living spaces through highly effective thermal isolation metamaterials (architectural engineering)
• silent and dust free construction zones without cranes - replacement of concrete and asphalt - material delivery possibly through a global microcomponent redistribution system
• prevention of failure of large scale structures (e.g. bridges) through interspersion of materials with sensing elements - exactly defined breakage pattern in the worst case

Problems that will be hard to tackle even with AP Technology:

• cleanup of highly dispersed radioactive contaminations in the ground
• social and financial stability in the time of most rapid change
• dealing with the new dangers of AP technology e.g. waste management
• protection against some natural disasters
• cleanup of old landfills (and avoidance of new ones)
• cleaning up space debris

Further opportunities:

• making our advanced civilization a great deal more disaster proof
• major improvement of public transport and general transport infrastructure (upgraded street infrastructure)
• better access to space and the deep sea
• richer and more colorful environment - (e.g. techno plants)
• cumulative fashion design - clothing, jewelry

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More concrete applications can be found on the "further improvement at technology level III" page.

External links

• Foresight institutes challenges