February 2001

Gaming the Future: The Book!

NanotechNews.com is now ready

from the portal-to-portal dept.
Jonathan Despres writes "Mr. Calin Plesa, President of Atomasoft Network, announced the public opening of NanotechNews.com, Atomasoft Network's second site. NanotechNews.com is a new portal devoted to the miniaturization revolution. NanotechNews.com offers a broad range of nanotechnological related information. The site delivers breaking news and provides the perfect opportunity for information exchange for the growing nanotechnological industry." There is also a related site NanoInvestorNews.

Cathedral and the Bazaar updated

from the recursive-revisions dept.
A Wired article Landmark Linux Tome Updatedreports that a revised and expanded edition of Eric Raymond's book, The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary has been released. "The new edition includes chapters detailing open source developments in 1999 and 2000, and new essays that address the economics of open source and the potentials of open source as a competitive weapon." The revisions were based on an open source model of incorporating "good patches, constructive criticism." It's available in paperback and hardback from O'Reilly Publishing.

It looks like the updated content isn't yet available in the web version of The Cathedral and the Bazaar."

David Deutsch and quantum constructor theory

from the putting-the-multiverse-to-work dept.

David Coutts writes "David Deutsch, founder of the quantum computer field, believes that quantum computers will work by drawing upon the processing power of the multiverse. His book "The Fabric Of Reality" is a great read. Deutsch is working on a theoretical framework to prove whether or not quantum computers can be built. He calls this the 'quantum constructor theory'." Deutsch also hopes that his theory would answer questions about nanotechnology. In this interview, "It's a much bigger thing than it looks," posted last November on the Third Culture section of The Edge, he explains some of his ideas.

Nanotechnology and The Experience Economy

from the dramatic-futures dept.

I bought Pine and Gilmore'sbook,The Experience Economy a few years ago, but only recently got around to reading it. I discovered something both more profound and more practical than I had expected. I keep seeing new relevance for their ideas about increasing demand for experiences and transformations, including thinking about the implications of nanotechnology. Comments invited. –Bryan

Read More for the review.

Nanotech for 6th graders: please comment

from the kids-get-the-concept-faster dept.
Miguel Aznar of the nonprofit KnowledgeContext requests the nanodot community to comment on this essay on nanotechnology written for 6th graders. The students will read this essay and then write a "presidential address" to help the U.S. public understand and evaluate it. KnowledgeContext provides curriculum to teachers of grades 5 to 12 that prepares young people for rapid technological change.

CNN on Hong Kong Nanotech

from the gearing-up-for-applications dept.

Michael Mehrle writes "CNN has this articleabout how recent advances in nano technology could be used in consumer appliances (CRTs, Hard drives, etc) as soon as next year. It's nice to see some nanotech applications that could be seen in the real world sooner than the '5-10' year range." Sachin Karol also wrote in about the article, and it was discussed in a Slashdot article on Nanotech of the Nearly-Now. This is the same Hong Kong University of Science and Technology research mentioned inan earlier Nanodot article

Very Large Scale Integration for MEMS

from the thousands-of-steps-will-get-somewhere dept.
SteveLenhert writes "Integration of basic MEMS components is bridging the gap between micro- and nanotechnology. Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) of basic electronic components such as diodes and transistors is well established. This article on Mechanical VLSI describes approaches to (and implications of) VLSI of mechanical components such as actuators and cantilevers.

NEMS history and challenges

from the take-it-from-the-top-down dept.
Waldemar Perez writes "This is one of the most interesting articles I have found on NEMS. It was published in Physics World magazine and talks about some early NEMS working prototypes and the challenges facing NEMS.

What about Design Bureaus?

from the hacking-reality dept.
brian_dunbar writes "A Question for Nanodot Users: What will happen to Design Bureaus or Who Will Design Nano-Structures?

I work for a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design bureau – we take the sometimes confusing architecture specified by the TI's and Motorola's of the world, design the circuit boards to spec, and send the output to the manufacturers. Everything I've read goes into rapturous lengths about how great it will be to enable true desktop manufacturing, but I'm curious to see if there are any thoughts for the middle of the process – the hard part about telling the machinery *where* the atoms and molecules will go."

Preliminary Program for Foresight Annual Gathering

from the accelerated-memetic-evolution dept.

The preliminary program is available for the Annual Foresight Senior Associate Gathering, April 20-22 in Palo Alto: "Exploring the Edges."

Gaming the Future: The Book!

Month: February 2001

NanotechNews.com is now ready

Cathedral and the Bazaar updated

David Deutsch and quantum constructor theory

Nanotechnology and The Experience Economy

Nanotech for 6th graders: please comment

CNN on Hong Kong Nanotech

Very Large Scale Integration for MEMS

NEMS history and challenges

What about Design Bureaus?

Preliminary Program for Foresight Annual Gathering

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