What New Economy?
"I resist the idea that there is a new economy-something that is separate and distinct from some other economy."
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Emerging Technologies That Will Change the World
Ten emerging technologies that will change the world.
Kurzweil vs. Dertouzos
Two of technology´s deepest thinkers in a dialogue on the future of humanity.
Ten Passed Technologies
New isn´t necessarily better. The attic of discarded technologies contains objects whose simplicity and elegance have never been replaced.
Where Have All the Computers Gone?
Historical analysis from 2020 explains how computers emerged-and then disappeared.
Computing Goes Everywhere
The dream of "ubiquitous computing" has been around for a while. Now it´s serious enough that a company like IBM is willing to throw $500 million at it.
Nanotech Goes to Work
Nanoscale machinery could deliver denser computer memories and faster heart attack diagnosis.
Medicine Gets Personal
Drug designers will soon be able to tailor medications to the patient´s unique genetic makeup, doing more good and less harm.
Leading Edge
Ch-ch-ch-changes
From the editor in chief
Prototype
Innovation News
Trailing Edge
Tiny Bubbles
Desktop printing was revolutionized by a misplaced soldering iron.
Columns
Handheld Heaven
They´re not just for to-do lists: Handhelds are becoming the platform for ubiquitous computing.
Khmer Kids Link to the Future
Beginning to wonder were the real payoff of digital technology is? One answer: Cambodia.
The Kids Are All Right Online
The Web offers many teens a refuge. Adult attempts to make this haven "safer" will diminish its value.
Populist Power Tools
Purveyors of "content" take heed: Knowledge will not remain a shrink-wrapped commodity.
Upstream
Computing´s New Spin
Spintronics´ initial payoff could be instant-on RAM
Reviews
Customers as Innovators
Michael Schrage reviews A Nation Transformed by Information edited by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and James W. Cortada and Systems, Experts and Computers edited by Agatha C. Hughes and Thomas P. Hughes
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DNA Chips
They can analyze thousands of genes at a time. Here´s how.
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