Like it or not, this is the information-digital age.
Work that used to take years to uncover can be done over a short period time with rapidly developing technologically enhanced instruments. Moreover, long held secrets of nature have greater chances to be discovered.
Below is an example of another important breakthrough: a specially designed robot has unearthed the ancient markings of the pyramid’s secret chamber. And this discovery has gone viral.
From Yahoo (bold emphasis mine)
Are the glory days of the archaeologist over? Has everything cool and ancient already been discovered? Nope. Thanks to ever-improving technology, several new findings have electrified the Web.
A robot explorer recently discovered ancient markings at the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The robotic device found the markings inside a secret chamber inaccessible to humans--and then proceeded to film the painted hieroglyphics and stone markings, which hadn't been seen by human eyes in 4,500 years, via a small robotic camera that was fit through a tiny hole in a stone wall.
It is too soon to tell what the markings mean, but experts are hoping they may shed some light on why the ancient Egyptians originally built the tunnels. An article from CNN explains that the tunnel is "one of several mysterious passages leading from the larger king's and queen's chambers."
This wasn't the first time a robot explored the passageways--but it was the first time a robot could focus on details on the walls. This breakthrough occurred thanks to a new kind of micro-camera that can be bent side-to-side instead of just focusing straight ahead.
News of the discovery quickly took the Web by storm. Over the past 24 hours, Web searches for "great pyramid of giza" and "egypt pyramids" both spiked into breakout status. Also seeing big bumps in lookups: "hieroglyphic dictionary" and "hieroglyphic meanings."
Meanwhile, other technologically enhanced discovery expeditions have turn up other fascinating new information about the pyramids in recent days. Archaeologists from the United States (with some help from the BBC) used satellite imagery to discover 17 pyramids beneath the sand and silt in Egypt. An article from Canada's CBC explains that 1,000 tombs and around 3,000 other buildings were also discovered thanks to the technology.
Technology and information are proving to be a potent force.
People will have increasing access to information or acquire the capability to secure knowledge from formerly unconventional channels and on real time.
Science will enhance economic progress which should open doors to new industries (lengthening of the production process), organizational and business processes and new markets.
Also by increasing knowledge and with the introduction of specialized tools, productivity will be enhanced. This should mean more prosperity and wealth or a higher living standard for society.
Although despite the good news, there will always be the opposition. They will be personified by people who resist change (luddites), people who feel entitled (welfare beneficiaries) and people who desire control (progressives or liberals, politicians and the bureaucracy) who will use political force to oppose this progress.
Yet despite all the hurdles, breakthroughs like this is a refreshing news.
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