The report by the National Intelligence Council, the analysis arm of the office of the director of national intelligence, stated that the civil and dual military-civilian technologies have the potential to cause “a noticeable – even if temporary – degradation or enhancement in one of the elements of U.S. national power (geopolitical, military, economic, or social cohesion).”
Biogerontechnology is know-how linked to the means to accomplish control over and improvement in the human condition, and improvements in lifespan.
“Nations will be challenged as a result of changing demographic structures, new psychologies, activity patterns of aging yet healthy citizens, and the resulting requirement to formulate new national economic and social policies,” the report said.
Energy storage technology will affect use of transportation and portable devices, like batteries, ultracapacitors and hydrogen fuel cells, that could lead to a disrupting paradigm shift away from fossil fuels.
