Breakthrough inventions that can change the world

From flying taxis to wound-healing spider silk – these inventions are bringing science fiction to reality.

According to BBC Science Focus, at the GITEX Global and Expand North Star exhibitions – one of the world's largest technology and artificial intelligence events taking place in Dubai – reporters searched for unique, promising inventions that are expected to soon hit the market.

Flying taxi combined with self-driving car

It’s hard to imagine a flying car that can connect directly to a regular four-wheeled vehicle. But that’s the idea of ​​GOVY AirCab, a flying taxi model developed by Guangzhou Automobile Group.

This vehicle is capable of taking off and landing vertically from an automatic chassis on the ground, operating flexibly as a traditional taxi, and also becoming a flying taxi when needed to move in the air.

GOVY AirCab - a flying taxi combined with a self-driving car, providing a seamless journey with just one click (Source: GOVY)

“This is the latest vision for the future of transportation,” said GOVY product specialist Hanxuan Liu. With a seamless journey in just one click, users don’t need to change vehicles – just hail a ride, fly to the desired area, and then continue on to their final destination.

GOVY has completed test flights and is awaiting safety certification. It is expected to be publicly demonstrated by the end of next year and deployed in China within two years, before moving to the US and Europe in about five years.

Spider silk heals the heart

Stronger than steel, yet flexible and bio-friendly, synthetic spider silk is opening up new directions for medicine. Latvian biotechnology company PrintyMed has mimicked the spider's natural spinning process, creating silk with high strength, flexibility and biocompatibility, without harming living tissue.

Biomimetic spider silk developed by PrintyMed has the potential to revolutionize medicine. (Source: PrintyMed)

Working with the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, the team designed proteins that could be drawn into fibers using a biomimetic process. The result is a sustainable material that can be produced at large scale and has applications in a variety of medical fields.

Synthetic spider silk fibers are created using PrintyMed's biomimetic spinning process. (Source: PrintyMed)

PrintyMed hopes to use this silk to develop “organs on a chip” for drug testing, anticoagulant heart valves, wound dressings that accelerate tissue healing, and even artificial tissue scaffolds – helping to reduce the global shortage of transplant organs.

Contact lenses replace every screen

Startup XPANCEO is aiming to create the world's first smart contact lenses that can replace phones, smartwatches and eyeglasses.

“Current devices are too bulky, harmful to health and the environment. We need a more streamlined interface,” said co-founder Roman Axelrod. Artificial intelligence will act as the “brain and heart,” he said, while extended reality (XR) technology – presented through glasses or lenses – will become the interface of the future.

XPANCEO's experimental contact lenses are designed to replace phones. (Source: XPANCEO)

This smart lens is expected to integrate many features such as health monitoring biosensors, night vision, zoom function and the ability to display live data.

XPANCEO is currently in the testing phase and a full prototype is expected by the end of next year, said Dr. Valentyn S. Volkov. Because it is classified as a medical device, the development process will be closely monitored.

3D "floating" photos in real life

Australian company Voxon is turning science fiction into reality with VLED technology, which allows the creation of vivid 3D images that seem to float in space.

Unlike flat 3D technology, Voxon's volumetric screen consists of millions of light points suspended in mid-air, creating a 360-degree image that viewers can observe from any angle.

Voxon VX2 projects 360° holograms without headphones. (Source: Voxon/Gavin Smith)

The Voxon VX2 desktop device can display medical images, molecular models, game characters or architectural drawings in full 3D, in a glass cylinder about 25 cm high, without the need for glasses or headsets.

Minh Hoan

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