The document discusses the boundaries of technological possibilities and how they are constrained by natural laws and available resources. It notes that currently known technologies likely only represent a fraction of all possibilities, and that not all known possibilities can be realized due to limitations in present understanding. Regulations, ethics, and social acceptance further constrain which technologies are developed and applied. Expanding scientific knowledge within a supportive social and regulatory environment can further technological progress, while restrictions may slow but not stop the expansion of possibilities over time.

1. Space of Technological Possibilities Border: impossible due to natural laws in principal, technology is only constrained by natural laws (and availability of necessary resources/energy) M.JiSun, 2009

2. Space of Technological Possibilities Border: impossible due to natural laws currently known tech. possibilities it is extremely likely that currently humans only know a fraction of all potentially possible technologies M.JiSun, 2009

3. Space of Technological Possibilities Border: impossible due to natural laws currently known tech. possibilities current principally applicable tech. not all known technological possibilities can currently be realized in principle. humans know that the sun generates energy from nuclear fusion, that living organisms are self-replicating nano-machines and that the human brain works somehow, but they are still not able to artificially reconstruct these principles M.JiSun, 2009

4. Space of Technological Possibilities Border: impossible due to natural laws currently known tech. possibilities current principally applicable tech. currently applied and approved tech. not all technologies that are even technically possible are also applied. laws and regulations as well as ethical considerations are setting constraints. (even though it is technically feasible to select embryos from IVF before implanting, this procedure is not allowed in some countries) M.JiSun, 2009

5. Space of Technological Possibilities Border: impossible due to natural laws expanding theoretical knowledge liberal regulatory framework and wide acceptance expanding developments (innovations) if science is supported, the climate for transforming theoretical knowledge into products (innovation) is favorable and the regulatory framework is liberal (only few restrictions), humanities space of technological developments will expand. M.JiSun, 2009

6. Space of Technological Possibilities Border: impossible due to natural laws research restrictions strict regulatory framework and rejection halt of new developments even research restrictions can hardly stop humans to acquire new technical knowledge known technologies can hardly be made unknown again that’s why regulations (ethics, acceptability, voluntary constraints etc.) are the major regulatory measures to try to stop technological applications that’s why politics over technology will become a major (and Controversial) topic within the near future M.JiSun, 2009