Technology is responsible for much of what distinguishes life in the 21st century from every period of human civilization prior. To put it simply, technology is centred around the application of scientific knowledge to improve the quality of life and solve practical problems.

The last two decades have seen the emergence of smartphones and social media—which are now so ingrained in our lives that some can barely imagine life without them. Recent innovations such as augmented reality, 3D printing and self-driving cars, rapidly advancing fields such as machine learning, and technologies of the future such as quantum computing have made it a very likely possibility that what seems like science fiction today may well become a reality sooner than we think.

If any of this sounds interesting, delve right into our tech-themed submissions to explore the endless possibilities of the future.