New E-paper could show moving images too "Using a process called electrowetting, the scientists claim to be able to manipulate coloured oils in the pixels on the page with such speed and accuracy as to be able to generate clear and accurate video displays."
Reuters, 09.24.03, 12:57 PM ET
Really Small Doctors? "in the control of biological processes, biological computing has its place," says Stojanovic. "The ultimate application would be a 'doctor in a cell,'" says Shapiro. "It would diagnose the disease by analyzing the data available in its biochemical environment, e.g. the tissue or organ in which it resides, and cure it by synthesizing and delivering the appropriate drug molecules."
Now, -- a matchbox-size PC that can be used to store personal data and may be accessed by a variety of devices. "By 2012 you will be able to carry a device that could record a lifetime's conversations. It would take about three terabytes of data to do. To include video, you'd need 97 terabytes, which is expected to be economically viable at current development rates by 2014." (From News Scan Daily)
MIT to uncork futuristic bar code By Alorie Gilbert CNET News.com August 29, 2003, 6:09 AM PT "A group of academics and business executives is planning to introduce next month a next-generation bar code system, which could someday replace with a microchip the series of black vertical lines found on most merchandise. "
Tanglewood' to top Intel chip show By Stephen Shankland and Michael Kanellos CNET News.com August 29, 2003, 12:38 PM PT "Intel plans to describe a new high-end Itanium chip code-named Tanglewood at its Developer Forum conference next month, sources close to the company said. The chip will include as many as 16 processors on a single slice of silicon. "