Some amazing tech innovations in 2014

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• Notable futurists like National Medal of Technology recipient Ray Kurzweil claim that technological progress is accelerating exponentially, whereby the number of significant inventions and breakthroughs grows each year.If true, this would naturally mean there were more technological advancements in 2014 than any other year. With so many to choose from, IBTimes UK has cherry-picked a top ten tech innovations of 2014, listing our favourite inventions, breakthroughs and game-changing gadgets from the past year.
  
  
• Mind-reading and memory recording MRI scan
  The first ever commercial brain scan for the purpose of recording thoughts and memories for future playback took place in September. The inaugural patient of Millenium Magnetic Technologies (MMT) thought recording technology was software developer Anthony Broussard from Houston Texas, who paid around £1,200 to have his memories preserved.
  mind reading MRIA US-based neurotechnology startup became the first company to commercialise the recording and storing of human thoughts(CC)
• Smart contact lenses
  
  A smart contact lens that can monitor the glucose levels of diabetes sufferers was developed by Google in January.
  Google smart contact lensThe smart contact lens contains chips and sensors "the size of glitter" to monitor blood sugar levels(Google)
  
  Coming out of the company's Google X skunk works division, best known for developing Google Glass, the contact lenses use chips and sensors the size of glitter to offer an early warning to the wearer by analysing tears.
  
• A camera that captures light at 4.4 trillion frames per second was invented by researchers in Japan, setting a record for the world's fastest camera. The STAMP camera is able to capture the movement of light at over 4 trillion frames per second(Getty Images)