"As scientists and engineers, what can we achieve that will allow humanity to flourish in this, the 21st century? Thanks to the US National Science Foundation (NSF), we may not have to wait for decades to find out.
The NSF assembled an impressive committee of experts to develop a list of aspirations for engineering in the 21st century. The group announced their 14 grand challenges at the recent AAAS meeting in Boston:
- • Make solar energy affordable
• Provide energy from fusion
• Provide access to clean water
• Reverse-engineer the brain
• Advance personalized learning
• Develop carbon sequestration methods
• Restore and improve urban infrastructure
• Advance health informatics
• Engineer the tools of science discovery
• Prevent nuclear terror
• Engineer better medicines
• Manage the nitrogen cycle
• Secure cyberspace
• Enhance virtual reality"
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