Futurists and cutting edge researchers agree on only a few things when it comes to guessing what the next age will bring. While nobody can predict the specific technologies and inventions that will come, it seems clear that ever-increasing miniaturization and the harnessing of dark matter, antimatter, and other exotic energies will bring even the most advanced technologies down to a scale and cost that allows individuals to enjoy unparalleled access to all manner of technological wonders.

Powerful personal force shields and energy weapons, matter replication and teleportation, even faster travel, and still more powerful computers, sensors, and medical technologies all seem just over the horizon.