In effect, the game simply pulled back the curtain to reveal a glimpse into a world of new potential, for real people, cultures and societies, as this capability finds its way into practical applications in health care, energy, transportation, education and telecommunications.
In case you might think that Dr Meredith's sole concern is demolishing inflated reputations, the genetic fingerprinting of grapes in this way has some practical applications, too.
Besides the ethical issues in buying counterfeits there are very practical applications: buy a fake Rolex and the worst case scenario for the user is having the time wrong, but go skiing in a faux North Face and you might freeze to death.
FORBES: Golfers Beware: Counterfeit Clubs Proliferate Online
Business professors often still view themselves as the campus underdogs and, keen to boost their credibility, tend to favour dry topics to impress academics in other disciplines, rather than finding practical applications for their ideas.
But silicon-on-insulator, first used in costly satellite and military applications, is practical for only high-end chips.
"This test proves the technology has matured to the point that it opens the door to practical applications, " Davis said in a statement.
And there are practical applications to what I'm doing in the classroom.
Google Glass has generated a lot of buzz in tech circles and beyond, with many wondering aloud about its practical applications, potential privacy concerns and its promise, for better or worse, of constant connectedness.
Schools like Full Sail are quite common for new developers and extreme hobbyists to take courses in game creation, many gamers have begun to find more novel and somewhat more practical applications for their hobby, some of which may be helping to save lives.
FORBES: How Do Video Games and Modern Military Influence Each Other?
With more than 100, 000 employees in 130 countries and tens of thousands of applications annually, it's also a purely practical approach - and one she says keeps paying off.
Practical applications are said to include search and rescue missions (these can also glow in the dark) as well as helping doctors perform complex surgery (though we're not exactly sure how).
ENGADGET: Alt-week 8.18.12: Graphene sponges, zero-g athletics and tweets in space
Like everyone else in the room, Mr. Fry patiently listened to the presentation and then failed to come up with any practical applications for the compound.
应用推荐