Future Trends

Magazine articles on future trends in science.

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PC World September 26, 2007 Robert Strohmeyer	Your PC in 2008 and Beyond Blindingly fast chips, flexible displays, nanotube cooling, and more: Tomorrow's technologies will change everything about computing, whether you're at home, at work, or on the road.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Britain Unleashes the Wolfman The chimerical future is here. Britain's Human Fertilization and Embryo Authority announced that it will permit scientists to create human-animal hybrid embryos.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Bolter & Macintyre	Is It Live or Is It AR? By blending digital creations with our view of the world, augmented reality is set to transform the way we entertain and educate ourselves.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Willie D. Jones	Made-to-Measure Mass Transit Driverless cars aim to give each passenger a customized ride.
Reason May 2007 Mike Godwin	Superhuman Imagination Mathematician, computer scientist, and novelist Vernor Vinge on science fiction, the Singularity, and a "convergence" of technological trends that threaten to drastically limit individual freedom.
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 Kevin Larson	The Technology of Text Type designers, psychologists, and engineers are joining forces to improve reading onscreen.
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 Anthony Colozza	Fly Like A Bird Flapping wings could revolutionize aircraft design.
Chemistry World April 5, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Ultrasonic Waves to Power Future Nanomachines A team of materials scientists has developed an innovative nano-scale power supply which is fueled by ultrasonic waves. The scientists predict that their nanogenerator could power the next generation of nanomachines.
Chemistry World April 2007 Jon Evans	Better, Stronger, Faster In the 1970s, the idea of building a bionic man was merely fantastical. Now we have bionic eyes and limbs, and chemists are creating artificial bodily tissues to rival nature's own.
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Prachi Patel Predd	Beyond Blue High-definition DVD movies and players based on blue lasers have only just arrived on the market, but already a new generation is in sight, promising another fivefold increase in storage density. The key to making UV-emitting devices is likely to be zinc oxide.
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