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...investing more in R. and D. than they are collecting in revenue. But many commercial applications are in advanced stages of development or already on sale: handheld devices that can sense anthrax spores, hand cream that can protect us from them and computer chips that are faster, cheaper and cooler (we're talking temperature here, not hipness) and retain data even when the power is shut off. Says Richard Smalley, a Rice University professor and Nobel-prizewinning chemist: "We are only beginning to see the things nanotechnology...
...year, but Goldberg expects to double that figure in each of the next few years, largely on tennis-ball business. Meanwhile, he is working to convince tire manufacturers that by sealing their wheels with his technology instead of butyl rubber, the current sealant, they can produce tires that run cooler and safer, are lighter and increase a car's fuel efficiency. The U.S. Army has asked InMat to develop gloves that will protect soldiers from chemical agents. Goldberg's funding has come mostly from an angel investor and grants, which means he is still on the prowl for cash...
...those of a handheld computer. SMS messaging and e-mailing are effortless, thanks to the handwriting recognition software that allows you to jot a missive on the touchscreen and send it off to someone in your address book with just a couple of taps?no more thumb typing. Even cooler: if you're listening to music through the included headset?the xda can play MP3 files?and a call comes in, the system automatically turns down the volume so you can answer the phone...
...Absolutely. That's happens each year. Cases diminish when mosquitoes die off in cooler weather...
...Sometimes Europeans are bored with European brands," says Jacques-Franck Dossin, a Goldman Sachs luxury-goods analyst based in London. "Ralph Lauren is cooler. It's different. It's from the U.S." Carol Pope Murray, an analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in New York City, more or less agrees. "Yes, I think there is a consumer in Europe who will buy the product," she says. "But the issue is and has always been, Can they do it and make a profit...