Author and researcher, Vivek Wadhwa, expects the tech industry to push medical science further than we have ever imagined. With the influx of tech's heaviest hitters tackling medical science ventures, focus has shifted from treatment to the total eradication of disease.

With 28.8 million adults in the U.S. that could benefit from hearing aids, a new vest that translates sound into touch is a new frontier of auditory possibility. This vest is the latest tech that seeks to assist those with disability while also expanding the ways in which humans perceive the world.

Habit analyzes clients' blood samples to provide "personalized nutrition" based on genetic variations and the measurements of more than 60 biomarkers. Long used in other areas of healthcare, DNA could be a valuable tool in improving diet and nutrition, but more evidence-based studies are still needed to prove its effectiveness.

Researchers assert that their new flat-screen technology could allow long-distance, continuous wireless charging across an entire room. The technology uses metamaterials to power headphones, cell phones, watches, keyboards, etc., and the team asserts it could do away with dead batteries for good.