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The Future of TV

November 2001

Coming soon to the small screen: technology that will enable you to watch anything you want, anytime, anyplace. All that´s needed is a magic box.

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Features

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    Adult Stem Cells

    With research on embryonic stem cells mired in controversy, adult stem cells are quietly providing the basis for striking advances toward new therapies.
  • The Web is huge but not very smart. Computer scientists are beginning to build a “Semantic Web” that understands the meanings that underlie the tangle of information.
  • Breaking into networks is more than a joyride-it’s the coming mission of criminals, industrial spies and terrorists. Can new security techniques stop them?
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    A Fuel Cell in Your Phone

    Tired of short-lived batteries? Methanol-powered micro fuel cells are racing toward market, promising up to 20 hours of cell-phone talk time.
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    New Life for Dupont

    DuPont’s energetic chairman is reinventing the nearly 200-year-old chemical company, shifting its emphasis to biology-based materials and electronic displays.

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