Technology Review (september 2005)

CAN STE M C E LL S C I E N C E S U RVIVE? p44 UnPhoGPS ve ne ile s d p7 9 MIT’s Magazine of Innovation 1 Disc, 100 Movies 3-D storage will blow open electronics, media, and archives. By Gregory T. Huang p64 Why Apple Chose Intel A prototype of a clear holographic disc holding 300 gigabytes of data By Michael Fitzgerald p42 Latest Innovations from the Labs $4.99US $6.99CAN 09 By the editors p83 Who’s the Best? R+D Scorecard 2005 By the editors p50 0 09281 01308 SEPTEMBER 2005 USA $4.99 • CANADA $6.99 www.technologyreview.com 2  
     
  
 
     




 
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