http://www.newsoffuture.com/ Future News for Year 2020 and Beyond en Copyright 2012 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:17:05 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2ysb5-20051201 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss January 24, 2025 - On Saturday, Jane Wilson and Darla Schwartz will get married in front of their 28 guests at a church in their hometown Stockton, California. Their wedding will however attract some extra attention, since it will be the one-millionth gay marriage in the US.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/millionth_gay_marriage_in_the_us_future_society.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/millionth_gay_marriage_in_the_us_future_society.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:17:05 -0500 January 22, 2040 - Former French karate champion Pamela de Robien lost her left hand in a car accident and saw her career being shattered. With regeneration her hand has now grown back and she is heading for the Olympics later this year.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/pamela_holds_the_future_in_her_newly_grown_hand_regeneration.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/pamela_holds_the_future_in_her_newly_grown_hand_regeneration.html Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:04:21 -0500 January 19, 2035 - According to the latest statistics presented this week, 1 million hydrogen-fueled cars have now been sold in the US. The figures for last year show an increase in sales by 50% from 2033. ]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/million_hydrogen_fueled_cars_in_us_future_energy.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/million_hydrogen_fueled_cars_in_us_future_energy.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:12:43 -0500 January 16, 2025 - The toothwash has now passed toothpaste in market share in the US with even more effective products in the works. The fear some dentists might have felt of losing their job when the toothwash entered the market seems so far to be unfounded.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/dentists_keep_the_smile_1.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/dentists_keep_the_smile_1.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:29:14 -0500 January 8, 2035 - With a first prize of seven million US dollar and the intriguing plot of trying to fool or outsmart Arnold, the most advanced artificial intelligence in public use, the much hyped live show “Fooling Arnold” became the people’s choice this Saturday.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/fooling_arnold_in_saturday_ratings_artificial_intelligence.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/fooling_arnold_in_saturday_ratings_artificial_intelligence.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:52:37 -0500 December 20, 2030 - The launch yesterday of the virtual realistic-looking human newscaster from Simple News gained rave reviews. Others have made several attempts earlier, but this sends the live newscasters in to a pretty shaky future.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/future_for_live_newscasters_entertainment.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/future_for_live_newscasters_entertainment.html Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:28:18 -0500 December 18, 2020 - This year shows strong growth for wind power when the total global installed capacity added a record 62,000 MW, making the total capacity more than 680,000 MW. Wind power is by far the renewable source with the largest growth in worldwide capacity during the last decade.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/wind_power_future_energy.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/wind_power_future_energy.html Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:36:46 -0500 December 15, 2030 - There's no doubt what the most popular Christmas present will be this year. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a present with stars, a gift card for a spacetrip.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/spacetrip_christmas_present_future_space_tourism.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/spacetrip_christmas_present_future_space_tourism.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:24:21 -0500 November 19, 2040 - Today was a historic day for Iceland when their President this morning at a symbolic ceremony officially shut down the last gasoline pump in the country. Iceland is a model country when it comes to the fuel transition from gasoline to hydrogen and became today the first country in the world to complete it.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/icelandic_hydrogen_finally_pushed_the_gasoline_future_energy.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/icelandic_hydrogen_finally_pushed_the_gasoline_future_energy.html Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:03:18 -0500 November 7, 2025 - Last year the Americans consumed more than 6.6 billion pounds (3.0 million metric tons) edible weight of seafood for the first time. This is 18.9 pounds per person, which is a new record up 1.6% from the year before, compared to 16.6 pounds per person 20 years ago.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/seafood_consumption_to_new_heights_in_us.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/seafood_consumption_to_new_heights_in_us.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:26:46 -0500 November 1, 2050 - With 37.3% senior citizens of the total population, South Korea has the highest proportion in the world today. South Korea has thereby passed Japan where 36.5% are over the age of 65.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/south_koreas_senior_citizens_future_population.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/south_koreas_senior_citizens_future_population.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:21:40 -0500 October 24, 2030 - For the first time in 45 years the number of deaths from HIV in the US will be below 5,500 this year. Since the peak in 1995 when almost 55,000 people gave in for the disease, casualties have declined.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/deaths_from_hiv_us_decline_future_health.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/deaths_from_hiv_us_decline_future_health.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:17:07 -0500 October 19, 2030 - Drivers aged 65 and older account for 25% of the total driver fatalities in the US, a figure that has doubled over the last 30 years. The reason for the increase is mainly the aging population. ]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/senior_drivers_us_driver_fatalities_future_population.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/senior_drivers_us_driver_fatalities_future_population.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:13:15 -0500 October 4, 2035 - The US administration announced today that Medicare costs for this year will be 7.5% of GDP. This is the highest number ever and almost three times as much as 30 years ago. The reason for the increase is of course the aging population.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/us_medicare_costs_of_gdp_future_health.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/us_medicare_costs_of_gdp_future_health.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:06:56 -0500 September 30, 2030 - Yesterday the 20-year-old Ethiopian wonderchild Demeke Retta took his first victory in the Berlin Marathon and became the first man under two hours ever! The new record is one hour 59 minutes 47 seconds.]]> http://www.newsoffuture.com/first_marathon_under_two_hours_future_sports.html http://www.newsoffuture.com/first_marathon_under_two_hours_future_sports.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:03:50 -0500