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TR Picks 10 Emerging Technologies of 08

Posted by kdawson on from the what-will-be dept.

arktemplar suggests Technology Review for their annual list of 10 emerging technologies that the editors believe will be particularly important over the next few years. Quoting: "This is work ready to emerge from the lab, in a broad range of areas: energy, computer hardware and software, biological imaging, social interactions. Two of the technologies — cellulolytic enzymes and atomic magnetometers — are efforts by leading scientists to solve critical problems, while five — surprise modeling, connectomics, probabilistic CMOS, reality mining, and offline Web applications — represent whole new ways of looking at problems. And three — graphene transistors, nanoradio, and wireless power — are amazing feats of engineering that have created something entirely new."

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  1. What's old is new again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nikola Tesla would like to have a word with you about "new" wireless power.

  2. Encrypted Trunking by Kinky+Bass+Junk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Alex Zettl's tiny radios, built from nanotubes, could improve everything from cell phones to medical diagnostics.
    I'm liking where this could take encrypted trunking systems.
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  3. Holy Buzzowrds, Batman. by sugarman · · Score: 5, Funny

    The summary reads like someone made a side trip through the jargometer.

    Surprise modeling?
    Connectomics?
    Reality mining?
    Nanoradio?

    You gotta be freakin' kidding me.

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    1. Re:Holy Buzzowrds, Batman. by Kinky+Bass+Junk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Surprise modeling?
      Look, you may not understand surprise modelling, but there is a whole subculture dedicated to it.
      http://www.projectvoyeur.com/
      http://www.voyeurweb.com/
      Just to name a few!
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    2. Re:Holy Buzzowrds, Batman. by slyn · · Score: 4, Funny

      Highly NSFW...

      Thank god I don't have a job.

  4. It seems to be missing something by Sadsfae · · Score: 5, Funny

    I do not see Duke Nukem Forever on that list anywhere

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  5. Re:My favorite. by Babu+'God'+Hoover · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude!
    You forgot flying car(Henry Ford said it would happen!), personal pneumatic transportation, cure for baldness, miniskirt, and communication with animals.