Last century,our science and technology develop rapidly,including the application of electricity,nuclear power,computer,internet etc.But untill now,the first decade of this century,it seems that the science and technology stagnate.It behave as the slowdown of economics in USA and other country,because the base of USA is on science and technology.
But why,why we can't advance more quickly? Can we advance more quickly than last century?
This is more difficult to answer.For example, if you search the word 'artificial intelligence' in google,you will find 9,550,000 results. If you adhere to read 1000 web pages every day(I think I can't achieve the goal),it will takes more than 26 year to read over the 9,550,000 results.Apparently,if you will research the 'artificial intelligence' ,reading the 9,550,000 result is far from the goal.
In fact,nowadays our science and technology subjects are more like intercrossed.If you need to find some odd thing ,you have to study a lot of subject.
Using search engine is a good way to discovery.But it's not the best way.First,a lot of results of search engine are not related to our discovery goal,you need to get rid of the result,it will takes more time to do it like above sample.Second,the connection of subject can't be use in search engine easily.
My answer is artificial intelligence is the key of developing science and technology.If AI is developed,it will be like the Industrial Revolution in human intelligence.Wish we can find the key of artificial intelligence.