Make Solar Energy Economical
Solar energy is one of the world's largest source of renewable energy. However, the amount of solar energy used to sustain the world's total energy is still below expectation, therefore, many researchers are still doing much research on harnessing this enormous green energy to benefit the community in the future.
Provide Energy From Fusion
Fusion is a process which powers the Sun and stars in the galaxy. Small scale human experiments have been conducted on how to have full control of this enourmous energy. Therefore, the challenge is to scale up the fusion energy for commercial use where it is enviromentally friendly, inexpensive, and safe for human use.
Develop Carbon Sequestration Methods
The world is getting warmer as the days go by. This climatic disorder is due to the greenhouse gas emissions is also known as the greenhouse effect. The challenge now is to develop carbon sequestration methods where it can be a natural or artificial process to remove the saturated amount of carbon dioxide gas present in the atmosphere.
Manage the Nitrogen Cycle
Advance engineering technologies such as better fertilization methods and waste material recycling can help restore balance to the nitrogen balance by undergoing a series of processes in which nitrogen and its compounds are interconverted back to the ecosystem.
Provide Access To Clean Water
Water is essential for life. However, many rural areas still suffer from having clean access to water. Therefore, the challenge addressed globally is to discover an economical method to have an adequate water supply and sanitation in the community across the world.
Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure
Sustainable environments can be created in urban areas if the structures of bridges, buildings, roads and more has a modern and high quality design. Besides that, using advanced and lightweight material can improve wastewater systems, energy used, and also reduce transportation cost.
Advance Health Informatics
Health informatics is the fastest growing area in the healthcare industry. A better health information delivery system enables the correct information to be delivered to the correct person in a short period of time. This improves the daily medical visits and it also simplifies the process for healthcare professionals to give the most appropriate care to the person in need.
Engineer Better Medicines
Engineers and scientist are doing experiments in the molecular level of to engineer better medicines. Genetic engineering has been used in the medical field to provide a better improvement of health such as new discoveries in drugs and vaccines to encounter current or new genetic mutation diseases.
Reverse-Engineer The Brain
In conjunction of engineering and neuroscience enables a new breakthrough in various fields such as the healthcare, manufacturing and communication. Reverse-engineer the brain is a challenge of creating computers with artificial intelligence on par with the human brain.
Prevent Nuclear Terror
Nuclear terrorism posses the greatest threat to the national security. Millions of lives could be sacrificed when a nuclear attack occurs. Therefore, the challenge is to discover technologies to reduce the risk of a nuclear attack and/or exposure to nuclear materials.
Secure Cyberspace
Cyberspace is where technologies are designed to protect the networking systems, computer databases, and programs from unauthorized access. Securing cyberspace is more than preventing identity theft. The challenge is to increase the security of cyberspace inorder to protect personal privacy and national security.
Enhance Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is a computer generated simulation that creates an illusion to actually feel like being in a different dimension. This virtual space could be used to treat diseases, a training space, and for communication and entertainment purposes as it can be interacted with a seemingly real physical way by human by using special electronic devices.
Advance Personalized Learning
Advance Personalized Learning is where no individual gets left behind when it comes to the learning process. This is because every teaching method can be individualized based on every individual learning styles, interest and level of understanding to make the learning process more fun and reliable.
Engineer The Tools Of Scientific Discovery
In the future, engineers will still work hand in hand with the scientist to discover and understand many unexplained questions from the biological and physical world. This challenge is to identify new tools to ease phenomenal investigation, acquire new knowledge and also correcting and integrating previous knowledge.