the technology is changing faster and faster, unfortunately it is based on $$$$ which means that it has slowed down considerably in the last few years.... also the changes are less noticeable, in my lifetime computers became a possibility in the home, now they are so powerful I've gotten completely behind, but a jump in computing power, even though a huge technological advance is no where near as noticable as the ability for a home to actually have a computer.
if you have a hunt round you may find some exciting things happening in quantum physics, like the laser that can detect ripples in the space time continuum and what they are planning to do with several satellites to create a massive telescope that should be able to see planets on the nearest stars.
what we really need is another cold war to start the funding again instead of this incessant killing for oil we have atm