Four Digital Trends Manufacturers Should Watch for in 2018

More than a half century after he postulated it, (Gordon) Moore's Law is still highly relevant, and the consequences have dramatically revolutionized our world. Intel's current CEO Brian Krzanich provided this mind-boggling evidence: if a 1971 VW Beetle were upgraded at the same speed as a computer chip from the same year, today it would have a maximum speed of 300,000 miles per hour and cost 4 cents. "We're living in a time that I call a technology renaissance," observes Michael Steep, executive director of the Stanford Engineering Center for Disruptive Technology and Digital Cities. "I have not seen the kind of development of technical advances crossing so many different areas of technology ever... These technologies are converging and creating exponential opportunities for both disruption and growth."