The drones cruise at over 60 mph and can carry just shy of four pounds of cargo, which equates to several pints of blood that a medical facility can get, rain or shine. By streamlining provider logistics, Zipline can help medical facilities cut costs from overstocking and expiries while increasing patient health.

There has yet to be a clear winner in the medication delivery space - it's a hugely fragmented market, with new entrants regionally located. It's also a very large market - Americans spend more than $330BN on prescription drugs annually. One of the leading specialty medication delivery platforms in San Francisco, where I reside, is Alto Pharmacy.

For those with degenerating eyesight, the lens will first serve to help with vision impairments - detecting text on signs far away or increasing contrast between shades of colors and superimposing lines on objects. The expanded possibilities for this technology are endless - from displaying translated menus and bus signs for the frequent traveler, maps and warnings to the avid backcountry skier, or temperature warnings and alerts to firefighters in dangerous situations.