Commercial space exploration

According to Inverse, commercial space exploration will be expanding rapidly in 2023. Several private companies will be launching high-profile projects at once, with Polaris Dawn by SpaceX meaning to become the most talked about spaceflight mission. Elon Musk’s company is planning to send a crew of 4 space tourists to orbit. The launch date is due this summer.

Unmanned transportation

The market of unmanned transportation vehicles is developing fast these days. In fact, its capitalization is estimated to hit an impressive $37 billion in 2023. The introduction of driverless taxis is meant to facilitate the industry’s rapid growth. This year, Uber, an American provider of taxi services in over 70 countries, plans to establish a network of self-driving taxis. Customers are expected to be driven by Ioniq 5 electric cars manufactured by South Korean Hyundai.

Offshore wind power

Installing wind farms in the sea or ocean seemed surreal a few years ago. Nowadays, however, it is one of the most promising energy fields. In 2023, the launch of Vineyard Wind 1, the biggest wind power station in the US, is bound to make headlines. The capacity of this entire wind farm, which is to be located off the coast of Massachusetts, will be 800 MW. With time, the US plans to build offshore power plants in other states.

Metaverse

The British journal expects the global AR/VR market to boom in the coming months. Several high-profile premieres in the field of virtual reality have been announced for 2023, including the launch of Meta’s new VR headset. This year, the production of VR games and the introduction of virtual reality into everyday life will be the scope of the tech giant.

mRNA vaccines

A COVID-19 mRNA vaccine became one of the major medical breakthroughs last year. It contains artificially derived messenger RNA, which copies the viral genome. Once in the body, the vaccine starts to produce non-infectious spike protein of COVID-19 and immune cells protecting against the virus. This technology is expected to be widely used by scientists to create vaccines against other deadly diseases.