Timeline (Chronon)

2021

 * Ethereum's Casper and Sharding protocols are fully implemented.
 * The first robotic pharmacist arrives in the US.
 * Over 80% of web traffic is now video.
 * Mass production of self-driving cars commences in China.
 * The end of cables, wireless power becomes common in households.
 * Translation earbuds allow instantaneous translation, making foreign travel much easier.

2022

 * U.S. automakers agree to adopt crash-avoidance braking.
 * 10% of the world's population is wearing clothes connected to the Internet.
 * The first 3D-printed car is in production.
 * ESA and NASA try to divert an asteroid out of its orbit.
 * The compliance period for the US Clean Power Plan begins.
 * Construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) begins in Chile.
 * All new car models now have automatic braking by default.
 * Mobile payments grow to $3 trillion, a 200 fold increase from 7 years prior.
 * Denmark begins making shifts towards cash-free societies.
 * Planes that use sunlight for fuel are used regularly. They use up to 17000 solar cells.
 * The BICAR, a cross between a bicycle and electric car, becomes available for purchase.
 * Scientists capable of replicating faces solely through DNA analysis.

2023

 * UN finally delivers a climate plan to reduce emissions caused by the global shipping industry.
 * 80% of people on earth have a digital presence online.
 * 90% of the global population has a supercomputer in their pocket.
 * The first government to replace its census with big-data technologies.
 * 10% of reading glasses are connected to the Internet.
 * Acoustic earthquake shield developed to protect cities from earthquakes begin seeing initial use.
 * Modifying genes to renew all body issues to youthful versions becomes possible.
 * The cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 1 US dollars.

2024

 * More than 50% of Internet traffic to homes is from appliances and other home devices.
 * Artificial muscles used in robots can lift more weight and generate more mechanical power than human muscles.
 * New prosthetic models convey sensations of feeling.
 * First manned mission to Mars.
 * Global reserves of Indium is fully mined and depleted.
 * Saudi Arabia's "Jubail II" is fully built.
 * The world population surpasses 8 billion.

2025

 * 30% of corporate audits are performed by artificial intelligence.
 * Globally, more trips are made using car-sharing programs than privately owned cars.
 * Norway bans new sales of gas-powered cars, giving preference to electric cars.
 * Microsoft ends support of Windows 10.
 * Prescription drugs can be brewed at home.
 * Brain-reading devices allow wearers to learn new skills quicker.
 * Smart kitchens that turn cooking into an interactive experience enter the marketplace.
 * Electronic devices can be charged using Wi-Fi.
 * Blood tests detecting any virus you have had becomes widespread.
 * Severe food allergies become treatable.
 * Male contraceptive pills become widely available.
 * Africa's Green Wall of drought-resistant trees restricts land degradation is completed.
 * Hepatitis C is eradicated.
 * Drone usage in agriculture is adopted globally.
 * Automated construction crews meant to replace human workers begin trails in locations worldwide.
 * U.S. military uses electricity to stimulate soldiers' brains, increase reaction times and improve attention spans.
 * Bioengineered skin grafts replicates real skin becomes widely available.
 * Robotic, mind-controlled prosthetics become widely available.
 * New device diagnoses pancreatic cancer earlier and faster.
 * Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) becomes the leading cause of liver transplants.
 * Global reserves of Nickel is fully mined and depleted.
 * Dubai's "Dubailand" is fully built.
 * Abu Dhabi "Masdar City" is fully built.
 * Share of global car sales taken by autonomous vehicles equals 10%.

2026

 * The European Union's experimental, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is activated for the first time.
 * China's economy overtakes the U.S. for the first time.
 * First 3D Fast Bus, the Land Airbus, is tested on Chinese roads.
 * Google contributes to speeding up the Internet, to make it 1000 times faster.
 * Near-infrared goggles help surgeons view cancer cells and see tumors as small as 1mm.

2027

 * 10% of global gross domestic product is stored using blockchain technology.
 * Tiny robots remove carbon dioxide from oceans to reduce the impact of climate change.
 * RoboBees start to be utilized to pollinate crops in large scales.
 * 4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time.
 * Robot servants become commonplace in most upper-middle-class households.
 * The BRICs overtake the G7 nations.
 * Dubai World Central "Al Maktoum International Airport" is fully built.
 * DARPA's Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) goes into operation.

2028

 * Scientists successfully manipulate photosynthesis to increase crop yields by up to 1%.
 * Smartphones become capable of detecting diseases through breathalyzer screening technology.
 * Contact lenses with cameras become available for purchase.
 * Driverless cars begin having a significant impact on profits for auto insurance companies.
 * Life expectancy explodes dramatically through gene modification.
 * Asia becomes the center of air travel.
 * Hypersonic missiles are in military use.

2029

 * Robotic sex partners become a commonplace.
 * Implants enhance intelligence, memory, etc.
 * The first immortal mouse is created.
 * End of wrinkles for those who can afford it.

2030

 * Germany outlaws combustion fuel cars, permitting only sales of electric cars going forward.
 * Aquaculture provides nearly two-thirds of the world's seafood.
 * Surgeons can reroute nerves to enable paralyzed people to use their hands.
 * Scientists develop a flu vaccine that protects against all strains.
 * Flying cars hit the road, and the air.
 * Type 2 diabetes symptoms can be reversed with an injection of the protein FGF1.
 * 3D printers used to create houses.
 * Deafness solved by triggering sensory receptor regrowth in the Atoh1 gene.
 * Artificial blood is mass-produced for transfusions.
 * Scientists successfully engineer yeast from scratch.
 * Infrared-capturing graphene technology available in contact lenses.
 * Doctors begin regularly analyzing patients' genetic susceptibility to drug side effects.
 * India becomes the most populous country on Earth.
 * Scientists drill into Earth's mantle.
 * South Africa's "Jasper project" is fully built.
 * Kenya's "Konza City" is fully built.
 * Libya's "Great Man-Made River project" is fully built.
 * Share of global car sales taken by autonomous vehicles equals 20%.

2032

 * A rare tetrad eclipse appears.
 * Electronic paper sees widespread use.

2033

 * Injectable brain implants allow scientists to alter neurons to treat disorders and brain damage.
 * Telepathic communication becomes possible with the help of computers.

2034

 * End of email spam.
 * Global Internet traffic surpasses 1 zettabyte.

2035

 * 3D printers capable of printing organs become widely used in hospitals.
 * New train technology travels three times faster than airplanes.
 * Majority of vehicles contain vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications to transmit information about speed, heading, brake status.
 * Humans can "upgrade" their senses with implants that detect more signals (radio waves, X-rays, etc.).
 * Scientists develop cure for HIV through genome editing to cut the HIV genome out of DNA.
 * Gene-editing technology allows scientists to cure genetic diseases.
 * Genomes of all discovered mammal species sequenced.
 * Share of global car sales taken by autonomous vehicles equals 38%.