DescriptionHelene Greiner, 31, was inspired by R2D2 from Star Wars. Now, she is a leader in the world of robotics and her company, IS Robotics, works with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research to build robots that can detect land mines, locate unexploded bombs, and even swim like fish. And that's just the beginning. According to one colleague, Greiner and company may soon create "the eyes, ears, and arms of the Internet." Greiner was selected to Technology Review 's list of 100 Top Young Innovators. At the daylong conference announcing those chosen, Audible's John Barth sat down with this under 35, cutting-edge thinker to discuss her work. Technology Review is MIT's magazine of innovation.
DescriptionIn the near future you might thank Kristi Anseth, 31, for your space age fillings. Anseth develops photopolymers, plastics that go from hard to soft when they are hit with ultraviolet light. Some of them might change dentistry, making it easier and faster to repair teeth. She is also working on photopolymers that wear away over time. So, a doctor repairing broken bones might not need to rely on braces or screws to fix a shattered femur; the photopolymer could support the bones until the body has a chance to heal. Anseth was selected to Technology Review 's list of 100 Top Young Innovators. At the daylong conference announcing those chosen, Audible's John Barth sat down with this under 35, cutting-edge thinker to discuss her work. Technology Review is MIT's magazine of innovation.
DescriptionTejal Desai, 27, thinks big by thinking small. She is working on using the technology of micromechanical systems (MEMS) in the world of bioengineering. Desai wants to place silicon-etched, millimeter-sized machines in the role of tiny superheroes within our bodies - making them able to carry needed cells into ailing organs while simultaneously protecting the body from attacks from the immune system. So far, she has prototyped a biocapsule for diabetics that will deliver pancreatic cells to raise insulin levels. Desai was selected to Technology Review 's list of 100 Top Young Innovators. At the daylong conference announcing those chosen, Audible's John Barth sat down with this under 35, cutting-edge thinker to discuss her work. Technology Review is MIT's magazine of innovation.
DescriptionTo celebrate its centennial, Technology Review, MIT's magazine of innovation, selected 100 young innovators for special attention. At the daylong conference announcing those chosen, Audible's John Barth sat down with six of these under 35, cutting-edge thinkers to discuss their work. You'll hear from pioneers in interactive television and photopolymers, the inventor of http, the technologist who's caught the eye of the fashion world with computers "you can wear", a woman who hopes to give the Internet arms, and one who is revolutionizing the medical industry with micromechanical superheroes.
DescriptionThe Wall Street Journal presents an updated roadmap of the changing world of telecommunications, including a look at whether regional Bell companies are up to the task of being full service providers. And, why the long delay of cable telephony? Also available, three more sections of the Journal 's report: Battling the Bells, Speak and You Shall Receive, and Keeping the Customer.
DescriptionThe Wall Street Journal examines new technology: upcoming improvements in voice recognition, the future of instant messaging, and which wireless standard is best? Also available, three more sections of the Journal 's report: Who's on First?, Battling the Bells, and Keeping the Customer.
DescriptionBernard Ebbers started his business career delivering milk door to door and is now the President and CEO of MCI Worldcom. In this January 12, 2000 address at the National Press Club, Ebbers discusses the many technological and regulatory forces rocking the communications industry, focusing on these three: the rise of the Internet, the growing importance of wireless communications, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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DescriptionWhich predictions for the future will come true and which will remain in the realm of science fiction? The talented writers and editors from The Wall Street Journal explore this question in a special report on technology. Available in audio exclusively through Audible, this fascinating listen fast-forwards you to a future where paper money is an endangered species, your wristwatch and phone are one in the same, and computers play Columbo when it comes to your private life. Plus, find out what the experts are saying about the way you will shop, learn, play, and stay informed in a tomorrow that is sooner than you think.
DescriptionIt's becoming clear what consumers want from high-tech entertainment. This special report by the editors of The Wall Street Journal ponders, what's next for the Internet, television, film, and games? It does so by asking questions such as what kind of entertainment is the Web? what will digital TV look like? and where will telecommunications companies take us?
