As 2003 Begins, Technology Review, MIT's Magazine of Innovation, Names 10 Emerging Technologies That Will Change the World.

Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2003

As the year known for world-changing discoveries in genomics, bioinformatics, and energy efficiency becomes history, researchers in labs around the world are already busy creating the next wave of innovations that will change the way we conduct business and live our lives. These technologies have little to do with the latest crop of gadgets and gizmos. They are completely new technologies that could transform industries that are fundamental to daily life: computing, medicine, manufacturing, transportation and energy.

Technology Review editors searched university and corporate labs around the globe to find 10 emerging technologies that will change the world. The 10 are detailed in the February 2003 issue of Technology Review, MIT's award-winning magazine of innovation. The issue, now available at www.technologyreview.com, will be on newsstands January 21.

Technologies pinpointed to change the future include glycomics, injectable tissue engineering, molecular imaging, grid computing, wireless sensor networks, software assurance, quantum cryptography, nanoimprint lithography, nano solar energy and mechatronics. For each technology, Technology Review has profiled one researcher or research team whose work exemplifies the field's possibilities.

"With the world becoming increasingly interconnected, global economic and social heath and security are profoundly dependent on a never-ending stream of new technologies. The innovations - and innovators - profiled in our report are pointing the way to a future of new computing architectures, alternative energy sources, safer and more effective drugs, improved forms of transportation, and other underpinnings of a vibrant economy and better world," said Robert Buderi, editor of Technology Review.

Other features in the February 2003 issue include:

-- "Supercomputing Resurrected" - Last year, Japan fired up The Earth Simulator, a $350 million ultra fast computer that outpaces the next five speediest supercomputers combined. Shocked at falling behind, U.S. computer maestros are cooking up radical ways to build these powerful beasts. This feature outlines what Japan did-and why it's important technologically-and how the U.S. plans to catch up.

-- "Personalized Medicine's Bitter Pill" - Drugs tailored to an individual's genetic makeup promise to be safer and more effective, but they raise tricky economic questions and hard ethical choices about who will benefit from new drugs. This feature details the financial risks, clinical problems, social ramifications, and rich rewards facing the drug industry as it races to meet the demands of consumers looking for personalized medicine.

-- "Robot Sky Patrol" - The military's remotely piloted planes make ideal spies, but each one costs millions to build. Off-the-shelf technology can make aerial sensing affordable for everyone. Will unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become the imaging solution that allows us to plan farm irrigation, reduce traffic jams, manage wildfires, and direct disaster release?

NOTE to editors and producers: Technology Review editors are available to discuss topics featured in the February 2003 issue.

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