Humanity faces the greatest evolutionary leap in history: the four "superpowers" that are about to become reality.

In the ever-increasing future, technology is beginning to rewrite the meaning of being "human." Alliances between neuroscience, intelligent systems, and biological circuits are giving rise to physical abilities that were once mere futuristic fantasies . In this article, we explore the four superpowers that will mark the greatest evolutionary leap for our species.

The goal is to repair what's damaged and, at the same time, enhance what's already working. New technological capabilities will not only help correct disabilities , they also seek to expand human reach beyond the limits of our natural environment.

These advances not only promise to enhance physical and cognitive abilities , but are structurally transforming our relationship with the body, mind, and environment. While many of these innovations are already integrated—albeit discreetly—into everyday life, others, still in the experimental stage, generate both expectations and uncertainty.

The technical challenges are enormous, and the ethical questions are inevitable: How far is it legitimate to intervene? Who controls these powers? What about privacy, autonomy, security? The future is advancing, and with it, a new map of possibilities and dilemmas that we are only just beginning to decipher.

What sounded like a Marvel fantasy is beginning to take shape: night vision, heightened sensory perception, enhanced thinking, heightened senses, and almost foolproof health .

To expand the range of vision and enhance the experience, Asian scientists created contact lenses capable of detecting infrared light , which is invisible to the human eye. Unlike night vision devices, they don't require batteries, and instead of monochrome images, usually green, these lenses are multi-colored.

Developed by the University of Science and Technology of China, they use nanoparticles that capture this type of electromagnetic radiation and transform it into visible signals. According to the study published in Cell, the material is integrated with flexible polymers, similar to those used in conventional contact lenses.

Researchers say the results will help expand vision in low-light conditions , detect coded signals in the infrared spectrum, and design smart devices for emergencies and rescues.

“We also found that when the subject closes their eyes, they can receive this flickering information even better, because near-infrared light penetrates the eyelid more effectively than visible light, so there is less interference,” added Tian Xue, the neuroscientist in charge of the project.

However, they are not without limitations. One challenge is that the embedded nanoparticles scatter light, causing blurred images. Furthermore, they only capture intense infrared signals, such as those emitted by LEDs, rather than weaker ones, such as those generated by natural darkness.

Scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Solids and Materials Research (IFW Dresden) have developed electronic skin using a magnetic sensory system that could provide individuals with magnetoreception, a power capable of decoding physicochemical signals that escape conscious perception.

This "sixth sense" is inspired by the metabolism of some animals, such as sharks—capable of detecting electromagnetic fields—or certain migratory birds, sensitive to geomagnetic variations.

It is implanted under the skin or integrated into the peripheral nervous system to detect phenomena such as ionizing radiation, magnetic fluctuations, molecular levels of gases, or millimetric thermal changes with exceptional precision.

The information will be processed by a personalized AI and returned in the form of haptic signals or augmented reality. This expansion of the senses not only redefines the limits of human experience, but also opens new doors in fields such as preventive medicine, spatial navigation, industrial safety, and human-computer interaction.

By incorporating it, it would be useful for detecting a radiation leak, anticipating a neurological seizure, or navigating using natural magnetic fields, which could become everyday tasks for the humans of tomorrow.

OpenAI and startup Retro Biosciences have introduced GPT‑4b, a new AI model that could help add 10 years to the average person's lifespan . CEO Sam Altman has already invested $180 million in the partnership.

This initiative marks OpenAI's first foray into a field previously dominated by biomedical labs, cementing its foray into the science of longevity .

The tool analyzes and optimizes the so-called Yamanaka factors, proteins essential for reprogramming mature cells into pluripotent stem cells. In preliminary tests, GPT-4b increased the efficiency of two of these factors by more than 50 times , multiplying the probability of success in the procedure.

Unlike Google's AlphaFold system, which predicts protein shapes, GPT-4b is designed to modify active sequences, exploring variants across millions of combined amino acids.

Jeff Bezos is moving in the same direction, having already invested no less than $3 billion in Altos Labs, a biotechnology startup that aims to reprogram human cells to restore them to a premature state.

The goal is to regenerate tissue, prevent age-related diseases, and ultimately significantly extend healthy life by about 20 years . Its focus is on restoring adult cells' ability to behave like stem cells, capable of regenerating damaged organs and tissues.

Several pioneering brain-computer interface (BCI) startups—including Paradromics, Neuroscience, and Synchron—are striving to extend memory beyond anatomical boundaries to selectively store personal experiences and reproduce memories with the clarity of FHD video.

In this area, Elon Musk has already registered two trademarks, "Telepathy" and "Telekinesis," clear signs of his ambition to get the brain to abandon abstract thoughts and connect with other minds to transmit ideas and emotions without words.

The most common item, though, was patented by Neurable. These are the MW75 Neuro headsets, which use electroencephalography (EEG) coordinated with AI to measure the user's concentration level by reading their brain waves .

The gadget sends this data to a mobile app, with the goal of helping the person modify their habits and suggesting breaks to avoid mental fatigue. It can also identify abnormal patterns such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, which is why it is already being used in longevity clinics in Dubai to monitor patients' health. It can be purchased for $700 .