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Predictions for 2006

(cont'd)

By Stephen Wagner, About.com Guide

Greatest Scientific Discovery/Invention

• Evidence for superconductivity at over 270K in sodium-doped multiwall carbon nanotubes discovered (mid-February). Breakthrough in artificial intelligence, using a hybrid computer built with Sony's Cell chips (end of July). First artificial black hole generated by the LHC (November). – Andre

• Scientists will discover cold fission energy. We’ll learn to use mind power to heal the body. – Weaklytube

• A book will be published in 2006 that completely explains existence. By doing so it will prove the world wrong on a Copernicus (flat-world) scale. The presentation will be that which will put traditional values on the defensive using simple logic that cannot be refuted. – thrilled2beme Ancient script will be found that will eventually destroy many belief systems and establish a new and higher spirituality into the minds of wo/men. – busbonnie91

• Death will be totally explained as well as ghosts, EVP, dreaming, etc. – thrilled2beme

• Several new fuel sources will hit the market which will relieve the world’s dependence on fossil fuels. Also, cold fusion will be announced as a viable energy source. And microscopic life will be found on either Mars or Europa. – mystier

• SETI will hear an alien signal; it'll take years to decipher it. – Phil

• A new fuel alternative that even poor nations can afford. – Starlightseer

• A particle smaller than a quark will be discovered, thus redefining some laws of physics. – Survivorphoenix

• "Electronic paper" computer displays as thin and flexible as paper which require no energy (except a very slight electrostatic charge to rearrange characters on the screen) is mass marketed. – underpope

• A breakthrough discovery will occur in the realm of consciousness studies. – Kevin Williams

• Many new species of animals will appear and several will be discovered in the seas. Cures for aids and other diseases will be found. New findings on prostate cancer will lead towards future cure. – busbonni91

• Breakthrough in cancer treatment will save thousands; surprise information on cause of HIV will shock the world. – phildinftlaudy

• UFO contact will be heard. New breakthrough for HIV. More resources instead of gas will be discovered. Microscopic bacteria and insects will be discovered on Mars. New animals found in South and North America and Asia. – DiamondDusk

• There will be a roll up high-definition TV that will begin to be marketed late in the year. – Heart

• Human robots in houses doing housework. – eesha786

• Discovery of new alloy will make planes lighter and will make new planes last long with less stress. Better laser eye surgeries. – gemrob

• A positive breakthrough in breast cancer research. A potential cure will be brought to the attention of the public, although it won't be made available for another couple of years. – sangraal1

Awards Predictions (Oscars/Grammies/Nobel Prize)

• Nobel Prize for Physics awarded for "significant advances in the field of low temperature fusion" to a team of scientists in Japan. (around May) – Andre

• A Nobel Prize will be awarded to Angelina Jolie and Bono. – Starlightseer

• Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari will finally be granted the Nobel peace prize. – Survivorphoenix

• Best actor Oscar goes to Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote. – Kevin Williams

Harry Potter strikes again and again. – Figit4

• Best Movie: Brokeback Mountain. – eesha786

• A scandal in the Oscars will involve bribes and loading the ballots. This will have an affect of turning away new actors and producers. Drama based on a true story of an unknown family caught in hurricane Katrina will make an overnight sensation and will bring in a big reward for the places affect by the hurricane and the people there. This drama will be directed by a little-known actor. Nobel Prize will be rocked by scandal when one of the players is caught falsifying his research. – gemrob

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