Emerging Technologies

Emerging Technologies

1. New technologies are those that are currently being developed or will be developed in the next 5 to 10 years, and which will alter the business and social environment.

2. BIOMETRICS

   • Fingerprints
     • These are impressions embedded at the end of human fingers and thumbs. Fingerprints kept in a database can be matched to those left at crime-scenes to help identify the culprit.
   • Eye recognition
     • Eye scans analyse the iris which is the coloured ring that surrounds the pupil.
   • Face recognition
     • This is where the shapes of individual's faces are analysed.
   • Voice recognition
     • Pitch, tone and frequency of voices are unique and can be analysed to identify people.