What scientific and tech pursuits do you think will dominate and make breakthroughs this year?

3-D motion sensing, hands-free control technology.
Image credit to the Royal United Services Institute

We've spent just one month in 2014, and still have eleven months to go. A whole lot can happen in eleven months, especially in the world of science and technology. So my dear friends all over the world, I want to hear your own say as regards what areas in science and technology and their applications that have high prospects making waves this year; you can talk on the scientific and tech endeavours that will likely make the most impact on your region (where you're living), your job, area of academic pursuit, the gadgets you use and any other thing that'll help make life easier for you.

For me, the first area that I'm looking at is healthcare delivery sector (don't blame me for choosing it first 'cos  I'm training to be a medical doctor). The area of regenerative medicine will witness breakthroughs this year because of the promising works going on and even some good results already documented in the past year in stem cell science, especially the birth of the Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology; and of course gene therapy (the use healthy genes to replace faulty genes behind diseases like sickle cell anaemia, some age-related bindness that result from the defectiveness of genes in the light-sensitive cells of the retina--in fact researchers at the Oxford University reported in the journal Lancet of their breakthrough trials in which they improved the visions of patients who were on the brink of going blind by replacing faulty genes in their retina with healthy copies--and so on). I'm very optimistic these two areas I mentioned in medicine will make significant progress before this year.

Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Modalities. Image credit to Stem Genex

Another area I'm looking forward to is the hands-free motion gesture technology for smartphones and smart TVs, with companies like Apple acquiring the 3-D motion sensor firm PrimeSense and Samsung introducing some motion gesture technologies on its latest flagship smartphones and TVs. 2014 will see a prolific rise in the encroachment of this hands-free control technology in many areas we may not even think of now but that will definitely make how we operate in these areas much easier.

What are your expectations as regards this piece this year; what areas are you optimistic will witness massive upgrade? Your response, opinions, comments and criticisms are highly invaluable, appreciated and welcomed.