ΕΞΤΡΟΠΙΑ: 10 Emerging Technologies 2009

Απριλίου 13, 2009

Adam Cheyer is leading the design of powerful software that acts as a personal aide.

Han Cao's nanofluidic chip could cut DNA sequencing costs dramatically.

: Racetrack Memory; Stuart Parkin is using nanowires to create an ultradense memory chip.

Michel Maharbiz's novel interfaces between machines and living systems could give rise to a new generation of cyborg devices.

George Whitesides has created a cheap, easy-to-use diagnostic test out of paper.

Donald Sadoway conceived of a novel battery that could allow cities to run on solar power at night.

A new reactor design could make nuclear power safer and cheaper, says John Gilleland.

: Nanopiezoelectronics; Zhong Lin Wang thinks piezoelectric nanowires could power implantable medical devices and serve as tiny sensors.

: HashCache; Vivek Pai's new method for storing Web content could make Internet access more affordable around the world.

: Software-Defined Networking; Nick McKeown believes that remotely controlling network hardware with software can bring the Internet up to speed.