The Economist technology quarterly September 22nd 2001.
A special section on technological innovations. Topics discussed include the technology boom and the economic cycle; wireless networking; how transparent concrete is encouraging architects to rethink their building designs; efforts to create an artificial retina; a new liquid-crystal display; magne...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 360; pp. 1 - 35 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
September 22 2001
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| Sumario: | A special section on technological innovations. Topics discussed include the technology boom and the economic cycle; wireless networking; how transparent concrete is encouraging architects to rethink their building designs; efforts to create an artificial retina; a new liquid-crystal display; magnetic memory chips; using transdermal technology to administer drugs through the skin; digital archival repositories; the “mu-chip” wireless identification device; agile programming; programming languages for writing software; the development of satellite technology; artificial intelligence; electronic directories; drug companies reaping the rewards of genomics; and chip innovator Carver Mead. |
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