Can we Re-Build Civilisation after Collapse.

[Scythe13]

Neccessity is the mother of all invention.

I really believe we will develop and move beyond where we are.

Cars powered by salt water, as an example.

The problems would be things like lubricants and chemical based medication (much of which is created from oil), however, there will be other developments that may cover those kinds of things.

The same with the 'wearing out' and general deterioration of materials. There are some AMAZING processes at the moment with bio-engineering, where they can GROW (yes, you read that right, a 100% organic material) a solar panel. Guess what? They can even do the same with a battery. They have engineered bacteria that produce electricity and have a small LED that's been running for a year or so. The best thing is, the bacteria that are being used to power that LED have actually been surpassed and even more effective organic-batteries have been created.

There is the chance that these kinds of things will be the next 'evolution'/development of technology. So post SHTF, the next labs that open up to create technology could well focus on those kinds of things. Organic cars, bacteria-created plastics (think about those funky shells with the oil-on-water shimmer...organically made and as strong as steel).