When will technology reach its limit?

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Last thing I heard about thi argument was that it's really limited by the invention of new processes and materials - in Watchmen they seemed to suggest that until a replacement for Lithium is found for batteries there will be a limit to the size/power ratio required by certain machines. You can make a fantastic invention but without the power to sustain it for a length of time you're really limited by energy supplies for some very intensive kit.

The last major breakthrough were microprocessors, which have pervaded and decreased in size to the present day. In theory the only thing limiting technology is our understanding of elemental materials and their potential uses, and the power supply needed to sustain them. All that energy has to come from somewhere.

I can see technology advancing further; every generation seems to think they have reached the Zenith of evolution until something new comes along. I do find iPhones to be incredible pieces of kit for their size, I wouldn't have thought gaming would have reached the levels it has either.

I'm fairly convinced holographic projections will be seen in our lifetime, ergo Star Wars 'Leiah' message, Total Recall (instructional 3D 'models' for teaching) although these will not be interactive and limited to short loops. They would be ideal for instructing people on how to learn different physical tasks where books and text do not suffice. Supposedly the US military is also working on cloaking technology that is still in its infancy, not to mention the increased use of fixed drone guns on battlefields.

Here's to the scary future...