( CNN ) If anyone was going to create a time machine that could tell us the big tech inventions of 2015 , it 's these women . From a super strong moldable glue , to 3D food printers , and laboratories growing human bones , these are the big ideas from some of science 's brightest minds . These seven `` tech superheroes '' are set to have a major impact on our lives in the next 12 months , according to Shivvy Jervis , creator and presenter of innovation series , Digital Futures . She predicts the ones to watch in 2015. Who : Rosalind Picard , co-founder of computing and human analytics start-up Empatica , and researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 's media lab . Nationality : American . Age : 52 . Big idea : A smartwatch , called `` Embrace , '' that uses sensors to gauge the wearer 's stress levels and provide medical readings . Why it matters : The prime purpose of this nifty device is n't merely to tell us when we 're feeling irked . It is aimed at those with epilepsy by helping detect convulsive seizures . Who : Desiree Vargas Wrigley , co-founder and CEO of crowdfunding medical platform , Giveforward . Nationality : Costa Rican . Age : 32 . Big idea : A website dedicated to crowdsourcing medical expenses which has so far raised over $ 100 million . The money goes towards things such as travel for medical treatment , equipment , `` bucket lists '' for terminal illness , and funeral costs . Why it matters : It opens up the power of the masses to those who desperately need funding for critical medical treatment . Who : Jane ní Dhulchaointigh , inventor of new material Sugru . Nationality : Irish . Age : 35 . Big idea : A moldable glue , called `` Sugru , '' that sticks to anything from glass to wood , and turns into a strong , flexible rubber overnight . Why it matters : This self-setting material allows people to `` hack their products '' -- modifying , fixing , and generally making regular objects better . Added to that , Sugru is waterproof , adhesive , and heat-resistant . Who : Kathryn Myronuk , Director of Research at Singularity University . Nationality : American-Canadian . Age : 45 . Big idea : Described as a `` knowledge sommelier '' by WIRED magazine , Myronuk helped create Singularity University in Silicon Valley -- an organization devoted to studying how different technologies will affect the world over the next decade . Why it matters : Myronuk 's focus is on unearthing and forecasting the truly high impact ideas that will shape our futures . She specializes in rapidly changing technologies . Who : Lynette Kucsma , co-founder of Natural Machines , a company that makes 3D food printers . Nationality : American . Age : 43 . Big idea : Foodini -- a 3D printer that creates everything from pasta , to burgers , and macaroons . Users simply load the ingredients into steel capsules , and watch them squeeze out as complete meals . Why it matters : This clever kitchen appliance brings together the worlds of design , food and technology . Who : Nina Tandon , CEO and co-founder of EpiBone . Age : 35 . Nationality : American . Big idea : EpiBone , the world 's first company growing living human bones for skeletal reconstruction . Why it matters : This pioneering technology uses a patient 's own stem cells to construct a defect-free bone graft to correct that patient 's specific bone problem . It aims to provide bone grafts that will provide exact defect repair and shorter recovery times -- all without the complications of foreign body implantation . Who : Anne Wojcicki , founder of one of the world 's largest database of individual genetic information , 23andme . Nationality : American . Age : 41 . Big idea : One of the world 's largest databases of genetic information about individuals -- allowing consumers to have access to their own genetic information and commercial and academic researchers to better understand and develop new drugs and diagnostics . Why it matters : By virtue of being web-based , it is greatly economical and has reduced the high costs associated with research spending . Read : Who are your Leading Women of 2014 ? Watch : Blow dry boss seeks expansion . More : The first 'troll-proof ' website ? The opinions expressed in this story are solely those of Shivvy Jervis .
Digital Futures presenter Shivvy Jervis named her tech heroes for 2015 . She predicts these women will change our lives in the next 12 months . Their interests range from food technology to genetic databases .