[net.news.group] an argument for net.mags.summary

werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (03/16/84)

	       Summary of HIGH TECHNOLOGY, Feb 84
	  ============================================

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

dman@homxa.UUCP (#D.ANDERSON) (03/17/84)

Why not! I don't subscribe to more than about four mags myself, and I scan
most of the articles anyway. If someone can reduce the contents of a mag I
don't read into an article, I may just find something interesting and read
the thing.

Provided a method of "magazine moderation" can be implemented so we don't
end up with ten summaries of the same thing, I heartily support the idea.

After all, nobody knows everything known. But everyone does.

Dave Anderson  201-949-5552

richard@sequent.UUCP (03/18/84)

This sounds like a good one.  I already get about 15-20 magazines a month,
including professional journal types.  But I can swallow more (don't own
a TV) and I think this would be a good way of seeing what's happening.

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