TR Picks 10 Emerging Technologies of 08

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."

Comments

What's old is new again

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Holy Buzzowrds, Batman.

[sugarman]

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

Surprise modeling?
Connectomics?
Reality mining?
Nanoradio?

You gotta be freakin' kidding me.

Re:Holy Buzzowrds, Batman.

[Kinky Bass Junk]

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!

It seems to be missing something

[Sadsfae]

I do not see Duke Nukem Forever on that list anywhere