IBM预测:未来电池将以空气为动力

IBM released its annual "Next Five in Five" list this week. Five innovations, including air-powered batteries, 3D cellphones as well as "adaptive traffic systems," could be expected over the next five years。

Today's batteries could be replaced by batteries "that use the air we breathe" and that will "last about 10 times longer than they do today". In some cases, batteries may even disappear in smaller devices, according to IBM。

Holographic cameras will become widespread. And 3D and holographic cameras that fit into cellphones allowing video chat with "3D holograms of your friends in real time."

"Adaptive traffic system" adopts new mathematical models and predictive analytics technologies to deliver the best routes for daily travel. It will learn traveler behavior to provide more dynamic travel safety and route information to travelers than is available today。

In addition, according to IBM, better ways to recycle heat and energy from data centers will be found to "heat buildings in the winter and power air conditioning in the summer" during the future five years。

The last but not the least, "citizen scientists" will emerge in five years, with sensors in cellphones, cars and wallets collecting data for research。

据网站23日报道，美国IBM公司上周发布了一年一度的“未来5年5项预测”。IBM预计，未来5年中出现的5项创新包括：空气动力电池、3D全息摄像头手机以及“适应性交通系统”。

如今的电池将被“以空气为动力”的电池替代，而电池寿命将“是今天电池寿命的10倍”。IBM称，在某些情况下，较小的设备甚至不再需要电池。

全息摄影将得到普及。装载有3D全息摄像头的手机将使人们可以“与好友实时进行3D全息视频聊天”。

“适应性交通系统”使用创新的数字模型和预测分析技术为人们每天出行提供最便捷的路线。它将会了解出行者的行为，给人们提供比如今更动态更安全的防护措施以及路况信息。

此外，IBM还称，未来5年内，数据中心运作时散发的热能将会被更好地循环利用，并且可以“冬天为建筑物供暖，在夏天为空调供电。”

最后一点也不容小觑，那就是5年后将有可能出现“平民科学家”。他们的手机、汽车以及钱包中的传感器可收集数据以供研究。