Here comes another Financial Literacy Month. April, which since 2004 has been recognized as Financial Literacy Month by the US government, is well known for its deluge of promotions by banks, online quizzes and government pronouncements intended to whip us into financial shape and help us navigate an increasingly complex economic system.

In the cardiac operating room of the future, a surgeon might repair your damaged heart with personalized parts made to fit your precise anatomy bypassing donor lists and immune suppressing drugs.

The Department of Transportation estimates freight volumes in the United States will increase 40 percent to 69 million tons in the next 30 years, while the value of freight hauled will almost double during that same time period.

Much more is highlighted in A Look Ahead.