Now we are nearing the physical limits of the present technology and, sometime around 2020, will begin a new digital paradigm.
But as we travel deeper into this new world of constant connectedness and ever-present technology, I wonder whether we are saying hello to the world or goodbye to society.
Put another way, it is the difference between supporting an inexpensive researcher who will discover more efficient, future solar panels and supporting a Solyndra at great expense to produce lots of inefficient, present-technology solar panels.
At present Micron Technology (nyse: MU - news - people ) and other producers of dynamic random access memory chips for computers--one of the most competitive industries on the planet--are confronted with charges from the Justice Department that imply all three pricing offenses at once.
WiMax technology, at one point promoted by Intel (INTC), is no match for the present day LTE technology.
These changes in costs and technology present new forces in the traditional supply-chain calculus.
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Is this proposed venture representative of the approach our allies will take in the event the present controls on technology transfer to the Eastern bloc are relaxed?
At present, that technology is under threat from nanotechnology.
The most popular wireless technology at present is known by the arcane name IEEE 802.11b.
He added that he would present the options about technology and innovation again to Mr Jones in January.
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Raaijen, who was consulted on the Sustainable Dance Floor project, agreed that opting for human-powered technology at present was not a financially-based decision.
This is especially true in the UK at present, where new technology will play a greater role than ever before in the upcoming general election.
There was no way to move video to or from users, and the web technology to present video on web pages was nacent and buggy.
The Expo will present current knowledge and technology advancements concerning the ocean and coast to a broad audience and identify ways to resolve challenges facing the ocean.
Integrating defensive technology to present one-pane-of-glass and automatic mitigation capability is an area that is going to see a lot of development resources over the next several years.
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Should the Soviets succeed in obtaining such technology at the present time, I fear the adverse impact on U.S. security will be especially pronounced.
At present, the Science and Technology Council, the government's top policymaking body in the field, is meant to set priorities and to co-ordinate research.
We can only keep these jobs in the U.S. if we have a skilled workforce who can meet the challenges that knowledge, information technology, and engineering present.
As Douglas Rushkoff writes in his brilliant manifesto, Program or Be Programmed, the hacker ethos that led to all of this digital technology is no longer present for most users.
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Once the iPhone was introduced, with all the flair, style and beauty that are at the core of Apple, its success was driven not solely by technology but also by how technology was used to present a new view of what a mobile device could be.
The adoption of a new technology that injures or destroys present business models is commonplace.
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In 2007 Stanford microbiologist David Relman used newfangled genetic technology to track the bacteria present in 14 different newborns.
Even so, reckons Mr Milunovich, firms have now entered a phase of assimilation, with the emphasis on making tangible returns on their technology investments, past and present.
The Center for Security Policy believes that the blatant contradictions and misrepresentations riddling this chronology beg a number of serious questions about German technology security policies past, present and future.
If team Ocean AdVENTure is named as a finalist, then Karl, Kyle and Jon will receive a trip to Los Angeles where they will present their web pages at a world technology conference.
Facial detection technology can enable a machine to present a customer with items they would typically purchase based on their physical characteristics.
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Mr. Schulze knows the company well, and has been a motivator of the company as it grew to its present size and became a leader in selling technology to customers.
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LTE, 4G, whatever you want to call it, this is exactly the technology that is being rolled out at present.
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