In 2054 Better Living Through Microbe Engineering

In 20xx Scifi and Futurism

A small group of survivors hang on in an underground habitat while the World Storm rages all over Planet Earth. Rocked by a flash flood that fills the habitat with muddy water, the group scramble to take measures to survive. A man nicknamed Mars used to work planning for the Mars Colony One mission so his expertise in keeping the group alive helps out a great deal. The group also have expert gene engineers who have novel solutions for staying alive and comfortable, involving engineering microbes to do a number of things from growing food to cleaning the air.

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes.

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out.

This is Episode 58 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

These are works of fiction. Characters and groups are made-up and influenced by current events but not reporting facts about people or groups in the real world.

Copyright © Leon Horn 2021. All rights reserved.

1. A.R. (Augmented Reality) glasses/systems

2. Respirators with mycelium filters

3. Med bot (medical robot)

4. Quantum computer (damaged)

5. Aquaponics system

6. Food-brew systems

7. Lutin Bots (robots, now inoperative)

8. BritLights (lights that charge using ambient radio waves)

9. 3D printer (broken)

10. Gene engineering equipment

11. Incubation cabinet

12. Neuplus (some kind of neural enhancement, no longer available)

13. Whisky distiller (broken)

14. Car batteries (salvaged for power)

15. Liquid sunlight machine (for growing plants without sunlight)

16. Plastic recycler

17. Cell editor (for bioengineering)

18. Rail catapult (for launching debris)

19. Smart particle mat

20. Hand drills

21. Microbe eaters (spray to eliminate harmful microbes)

22. Rock-eating microbes

23. Stirling engines (not yet built, but planned)

24. Echo locate technology (for mapping in low visibility)

25. Shot bolter (for anchoring cables)

26. Assist (some kind of AI assistant)

27. Carb-cable and pulley hoist system

28. Body goo (for cooling in high humidity)