If you want to talk about 21st century technology, you need to know about the Carlson Curve.
Improvements in our ability to synthesize base pairs--the process that supports everything from gene therapy to creation of new forms of life--are increasing at a greater than exponential rate. This acceleration is due in part to improved technology and in part to improved technique.
Just as "Moore's Law" came to represent accelerating computing power, "Carlson Curve" has come to represent the accelerating power of biotechnology.