Editing 2020s (section)

===Technology===
* The [[BBC]] reports that for the "first time someone who has had a complete cut to their spinal cord has been able to walk freely... because of an electrical implant that has been surgically attached to his spine".<ref>{{cite news |first=Pallab |last=Ghosh |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60258620 |title=Paralysed man with severed spine walks thanks to implant |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref>
* Sales of [[electric vehicle]]s have grown significantly and this is expected to continue through the decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iea.org/news/global-electric-car-sales-set-for-further-strong-growth-after-40-rise-in-2020 |title=Global electric car sales set for further strong growth after 40% rise in 2020 – News |date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
* [[Non-fungible token|NFTs]] as a form of digital art emerged in the 2020s, with NFTs such as [[Everydays: the First 5000 Days]]. The NFT market experienced rapid growth during 2020, with its value tripling to {{Currency|250|US}} million.<ref name="Duffy-2021">{{Cite web |title=The NFT Market Tripled Last Year, and It's Gaining Even More Momentum in 2021 |url=https://www.morningbrew.com/emerging-tech/stories/2021/02/22/nft-market-tripled-last-year-gaining-even-momentum-2021 |access-date=April 8, 2021 |website=Morning Brew}}</ref> In the first three months of 2021, more than {{Currency|200|US}} million were spent on NFTs,<ref name="Time-2021">{{Cite magazine |title=NFTs Are Shaking Up the Art World – But They Could Change So Much More |url=https://time.com/5947720/nft-art/ |magazine=Time |access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> and in the early months of 2021, interest in NFTs increased after a number of high-profile sales and art auctions.<ref name="Howcroft-2021">{{Cite news |last=Howcroft |first=Elizabeth |date=March 17, 2021 |title=Explainer: NFTs are hot. So what are they? |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-nft-explainer-idUSKBN2B92MA |access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>