The future: Made in Slovenia

For or instance, last year scientists made clothes that could repair themselves with just a touch of warm water, shoes that lace themselves, a robot that can autonomously make a complete garment, and skin-like material that will mean an end to facelifts and dark bags under the eyes. Flying cars, anyone? They're not that far from becoming reality.

Innovation has already taken humanity farther than some futuristic science fiction authors thought possible. The world of Marty McFlys offspring from the movie series "Back to the future" now seems outdated rather than futuristic. Humanity's progress has a habit of taking historical predictions and making them mundane, way before their supposed time of fruition. We have scientists and their innovations to thank for this, many of them hailing from Slovenia.

Slovenians have always had keen minds...