CMP.WERNER@UTEXAS-20.ARPA (03/16/84)
From: Werner Uhrig <CMP.WERNER@UTEXAS-20.ARPA>
Summary of HIGH TECHNOLOGY, Feb 84
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FEATURES
BIOCHIPS: CAN MOLECULES COMPUTE? The groundwork is being laid for
21st-century computers based on carbon rather than silicon. Molecular
Switches. Soliton Switches and Logic. Bulk Molecular Devices. Analog
Biochips. "Intelligent" Switches. Robot Vision. Fabrication. Protein
Engineering. Development Strategy. written by Jonathan Tucker
UNCOVERING HIDDEN FLAWS. Nondestructive tests spot trouble before it
happens. Computerized tomography. 6 techniques dominate.
ENGLISH: THE NEWEST COMPUTER LANGUAGE. Natural language systems.
Computational Linguistics. commercial applications. semantic grammars.
Syntax, Semantics, vs. Pragmatics. Situation Semantics.
BIOPOLYMERS CHALLENGE PETROCHEMICALS. Oil-recovery agents, drug
purification media, and plastics are promising applications.
OPINION
Where defense can be cut
LETTERS
Data Security; Helping kids learn; Retraining
UPDATE
Graphics Analysis. converting a 3-Dmodel into finite element model
Russians develop electromagnetic casting; licensed by Alcoa
DNA sequence DB. (longer than 50 mucleotides) GenBank has 2700+ entries
comprising over 2.1 million bases
Optical memory units boost computer storage. ST with 4 gigabytes on a
single 14 inch removable platter. 3 Mbyte/sec transfer rate
costing $130,000. Shugart offers 1Gbyte on 12" platter with
5Mbyte/sec transfer costing $6,000 in quantities of 250
In-mold metal plating of plastics cuts costs.
Brain chemicals delivered on demand (an experimental method)
INSIGHTS
Factory Automation Survival Kit
MILITARY/AEROSPACE
Mosaic arrays boost infrared surveillance
CONSUMER
Multi-decoders may revive AM stereo
BUSINESS
Optical memories eye computer market
MICROCOMPUTER
Micro publicity game
BOOK REVIEW
Luciano Caglioti: The 2 Faces of Chemistry. [ on chemical risks ]
INVESTMENTS
Big Potential for Custom Chip Suppliers