2012前沿研究/产业重大事件预测-From IEEE Spectrum

IEEE spectrum一如既往的对2012年将会产生重大成就的前沿研究领域进行了预测
具体的研究方向如下
1. Good-bye, Wheelchair, Hello Exoskeleton ：This year, the Ekso Bionics exoskeleton for paraplegics hits the market（面向下肢截瘫患者的体外骨骼技术将推向市场）

2. Birth of the Bionic Eye ：In 2012, electrodes will bring eyesight to the blind（仿生眼：眼睛中植入的电极将会为失明患者带来光明）

3. Private Spaceflight: Up, Up, and Away： This year, commercial spaceflight will really take off（商业宇宙旅行将会频繁成行）

4. 3-D Chips Grow Up ：In 2012, 3-D chips will help extend Moore’s Law—and move beyond it（3D芯片制造技术将会继续研究，为延续莫尔定律加力）

5. Single Blue Planet Seeks Same ：In 2012, a new exoplanet hunter will look for worlds like our own（一个新的地外行星寻找计划启动）

6. Charge of the EV Brigade ：2012 will test the feasibility of EV charging stations（启动测试电动汽车充电站的可行性）

7. Plug-in Vehicles Proliferate ：Full battery-electric and hybrid-electric plug-in vehicles will start hitting the streets in significant numbers later this year（Plug-in<可插电>全电动或混合电动汽车将会在今年稍后时间驶上街头）

8. A Battery as Big as the Grid ：2012 could mark the arrival of utility-scale battery storage(2012将会诞生大规模的电池存储接入电网设施)

9. China’s Homegrown Super-computers ：In 2012, China’s chips will power the Dawning 6000（国产芯片将会装备曙光6000）

10. Windows 8: A Redo From Redmond? ：The 2012 release of Windows 8 will show whether Microsoft can surf the tablet tidal waves（Win8的发布将会检验微弱是否能引领桌面计算的潮流）

11. EUV Faces Its Most Critical Test ：2012 will be the make-or-break year for extreme ultraviolet lithography（远紫外线金属板印刷将会取得重大突破，14nm以下加工技术有望）

12. 3-D Printing Takes Shape ：In 2012, 3-D printing technology will go from prototyping to production（3D实体打印技术将会从原型走向市场）

13. LED Bulbs for Less ：In 2012, there will finally be a first-rate LED bulb you can afford（LED灯将会更便宜）

14. Fantastic 4G ：Hundreds of telecoms will invest in 4G LTE networks in 2012（4G-LTE市场将会大规模部署）