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None of this, of course, is etched in stone -- or in silicon. In the end, what propels science and technology forward is not just what can be done but also what society chooses to do. As the brief history of the nuclear age has taught, powerful technologies are hard to rein in once they've been loosed on the world. Is humankind mature enough to handle the possibilities of intelligent robots, self-replicating machines and virtual sex? Fantastic new opportunities are sure to come. The hard part will be deciding which ones to pursue and which to bypass...
...asteroid caused an even greater catastrophe, one that wiped out fully 70% of all marine species on earth. American and Belgian scientists have found tiny glass beads just .3 mm (.004 in.) across, embedded in underground sediments in Belgium. The beads, called microtektites, are thought to be caused when silicon and other minerals melt and then cool following either a volcanic eruption or a high-speed impact. The chemical composition of these beads seems to point much more convincingly to an impact, and the theory is supported by the existence of at least two giant impact craters (one in Sweden...
Want a light that will outlast the century and illuminate your children's homework from kindergarten through high school? Two small Silicon Valley companies unveiled an electronic bulb that uses radio waves to produce 20,000 hours of light, or about 14 years of average use. Intersource Technologies Inc. and Diablo Research Corp. said their new E-Lamp, which fits standard sockets and uses 75% less juice than ordinary bulbs, will cost from $10 for residential use to $20 for commercial applications when the bulbs become available next year...
...serene face. That picture -- of a modern Merlin holding a gold totem -- is appropriate, for Muren, 45, is a wizard in the movie craft of computer graphics. In the bland ILM barracks in San Rafael, Calif., he and his merry alchemists wave a little wand over their Silicon Graphics VGX 340 terminals, and out comes the magic...
From the Black Forest to Silicon Valley, from Quebec to Disneyland, fans are talking about--or at least noticing--the World League of American Football...