Conversation so far:
What are futuristic designs?
So simply, futuristic means something belongs in future, way ahead of our times. But nobody knows exactly how will be the future is, so to make a general consent with the majority of the people, you need to come up with something,
How did futuristic designs become a new trend?
Why are most of the constructions inspired by futuristic designs?
What are the different domains where futuristic designs have been adapted?

Question: How has it affected technology?
Self-contained rewrite: How have futuristic designs affected technology?