Future Trends

Magazine articles on future trends in science.

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IndustryWeek May 1, 2003 John Teresko	Electronics: A Voyage Of Discovery Nano-based breakthroughs will shrink data-storage costs, redefine equipment maintenance and change the fundamental challenges of new-product development.
Wired May 2003 Tom McNichol	The Race Back to the Moon Astropreneurs are counting down for a return to Apollo country. The first small step: a satellite atlas of the lunar surface. The next giant leap: ice mining, helium farming, and a launchpad to the solar system.
Wired May 2003 Brendan I. Koerner	The Lab that Fell to Earth Once the center of the technology research universe, the storied MIT Media Lab is now teetering on the brink of breakup -- or, even worse, irrelevance
Industrial Physicist Apr/May 2003 Ineke Malsch	Thin films seek a solar future Despite setbacks, the technology may yet shine.
Reactive Reports Issue 30 David Bradley	Shedding light on quantum dots Hybridising an inorganic nanocrystal and a quantum dot lead to a quantum dot-organic light-emitting device (QD-OLED) a new kind of optoelectronic device that could lead to new types of flat panel displays to supersede liquid crystal displays in everything from mobile devices to TV sets.
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2003 Picardi & Jan	Recent advances in computer vision Computer vision is the branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on providing computers with the functions typical of human vision. The availability of affordable hardware and software has opened the way for new, pervasive applications of computer vision.
Geotimes March 2003 S. Julio Friedmann	Storing Carbon in Earth Carbon sequestration is capturing carbon dioxide, either from the atmosphere or emission streams, and storing it in reservoirs, such as plants or soils. Carbon dioxide could be converted to solid chemicals or injected into the deep ocean. Though there are risks, the potential pay-off is enormous.
Entrepreneur April 2003 April Y. Pennington	Mechanically Inclined These entrepreneurial robophiles take their business where no man has gone before.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2003 John Teresko	The Next Material World Get ready to research, reengineer, reinvent and innovate new products and processes. The National Science Foundation has predicted a $1 trillion market by 2015 for nano products.
Wired April 2003 Charles C. Mann	New and Improved! A user's guide to your genetically modified future.
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