They would launch a taxpayer-funded crusade against decline, against poor education, a drive to create more talented graduates and invest in the technology of the future.
This overarching principle -- that we must invest in and embrace the innovation and technology of the future and not the past -- that applies beyond our energy policy.
'As a technology of the future, NFC is a priority for Acer as it can be used for multiple purposes: payment, transport, tickets, loyalty cards, cultural information... and that's without having explored the thousands more applications that will follow.
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In his series of five lectures - airing on Radio Four throughout April - Lord Broers, who is president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, explores the idea that technology holds the key to the future of the human race.
Elevating the standards of technology and performance for the future of gaming and entertainment on the PC.
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"After a thorough and deliberate selection process, the board of directors is delighted that Krzanich will lead Intel as we define and invent the next generation of technology that will shape the future of computing, " said Andy Bryant, chairman of Intel.
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In particular, for those who are not well versed in this topic, Hess grounds the conversation in the possibilities of where technology will go in the future and in a history of regulation, distance learning, and technology that is useful to understand and heed.
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High-level executives at a recent Internet conference got some expert advice on the future of technology, but the topic wasn't broadband or business-to-business.
Over the past year, with the lawsuits behind them, patent libraries well rounded and the cost of using metallocenes coming down, metallocenes have come to the fore with licensing deals and market acceptance reinforcing the future of the technology.
That could reduce the cost of clean diesel engine technology in the future.
The second test for evaluating a sci-fi scenario is whether it makes the mistake of assuming that technology alone shapes the future.
Print-it-yourself media is the kind of technology that was touted as the future a decade or so ago, before it was clear just how soon tablets and e-readers that can replicate the ink-on-paper experience would be here.
Cornell's Creative Machines Lab posted a video this week of a computer's inner monologue, and it's making the rounds on the Internet not because the machine is having profound thoughts about world domination or the future of technology -- but because the discussion it has with itself is totally ridiculous.
Youth are the main users of multimedia technology and youth-oriented media are the instruments of the future.
Volvo Car Corporation will be relying on proven and efficient Siemens technology for the electrification of its future vehicles.
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Porsche North America CEO Detlev Von Platen says the flywheel technology used in both represents the future of Porsche.
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If the watch really is the future of the "wearable technology" buzz-industry, the question remains about when exactly it will reach mainstream popularity.
While the technology that goes into the console is definitely of the future, the idea behind the PS4 is rooted firmly in the past.
But the idea of a race between education and technology is also an interesting way of exploring the travails and the future of the media.
This opens the world's largest and most trusted source of music metadata and music recognition technology to developers who are building the future of music.
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Will competition drive most of the future gains from technology off the corporate balance sheet and into the pockets of consumers?
This ownership structure is highly beneficial to Chinese companies because of the ability to control future generations of technology.
Flexible displays have been hyped as the future of cell phones and mobile technology for the past several years.
Other causes supported by Lucas include his own educational foundation set up to help bring about a technology-enriched educational system of the future.
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"It's clear that 60 GHz technology is an important part of the future of wireless connectivity, and a significant complement to traditional Wi-Fi networking, " said Peter Cooney, practice director for semiconductors at ABI Research.
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"The hybrid home network is clearly the network of the future - offering the best networking technology to meet the consumer's needs - so IEEE establishing this standard is significant, " said Rob Ranck, president of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance.
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For although the future path of technology can, to some extent, be extrapolated from existing trends, the social forces that help or hamper its adoption are far less predictable.
The intersection of new energy efficiency regulations and the maturation of the technology mean LEDs, which are more efficient than even compact fluorescent bulbs, are the future of lighting.
Roy Amara, longtime president of the Institute for the Future, said that people tend to overestimate the effect of a new technology in the short run and underestimate the effect over the long term.
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