VC John Doerr names "next big thing": atoms

from the yup-here-comes-the-money-for-sure dept.
Senior Associate Luke Nosek, VP Strategy at X.com, points out this item from The Standard on venture capitalist John Doerr at the Internet Summit: Still, in a sign that the revolution is changing, Doerr, an investor credited with being one of the early Internet visionaries, admits that his interests are shifting. When asked what the next big thing is, Doerr didn't answer by describing some new Internet technology. "I'm getting interested in making things again — atoms," he says. The largest global markets to come, he added, will be in providing clean water, clean power and transportation.