Prof Lyman said he was surprised that paper was still proving popular as a storage medium but put its resilience down to the fact that a lot of the information generatedoncomputer was printed out.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has unleashed the first computer-generated Starship Troopers adventure, Invasion, on Blu-ray and DVD with UltraViolet.
More than ever, it seems, the digital artists who produce today's computer-generated blockbusters are bent on recreating a vision of reality that is likewise more vital and compelling than everyday life.
Recent high profile data breaches, corporate economic espionage cases and government reports detailing the threat posed by foreign economic espionage in cyberspace have generated more focus onthe risks posed by cyber incidents and whether corporations are doing enough to protect their computer systems and intellectual property.
One on microbes relies on virtual reality to let kids energize the body's immune system by whacking computer-generated images of viruses attacking healthy tissue.