Green Options » The future of clean technology http://greenoptions.com/tag/the-future-of-clean-technology Posts tagged 'The future of clean technology' Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:33:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en News from the Microsoft Futurists: A Cool Montage and Video of Visions of Clean Technology in 2019 http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/01/news-from-the-microsoft-futurists-a-cool-montage-and-video-of-visions-of-clean-technology-in-2019/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/01/news-from-the-microsoft-futurists-a-cool-montage-and-video-of-visions-of-clean-technology-in-2019/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:33:01 +0000 Lucille Chi http://cleantechnica.com/2009/03/01/news-from-the-microsoft-futurists-a-cool-montage-and-video-of-visions-of-clean-technology-in-2019/ Microsoft presents it’s vision of the year 2019, and I’m so pleased to see some thinking on the green tech side, as I’ve tried to capture in the screen-stills below. Ten years is not too far out, and some of these ideas are fun. For example:

* Connected classrooms where learners share a lesson in natural systems
* Smart home energy monitoring
* Better ecological awareness (through cataloging and intuitive access)
* Urban green roofs

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