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Future in Review: Leading thinkers look at what's ahead

Top thinkers in a variety of fields gather to share ideas about what scientific and technological advancements are around the corner.

CNET News staff
2 min read
Top thinkers in a variety of fields gather near San Diego to share ideas that push the envelope in biology, energy consumption, PC hardware and space travel.

Alternative fuel for thought

Gasoline has got to go, say big thinkers at the Future in Review conference. But what the replacement will be is far from clear.
May 25, 2007

Photos: Something for everyone at Future in Review

Conference on ideas and innovation gives attendees a peek at the future of cars, cell phones and even note-taking.
May 25, 2007

How to create a genetic diary

blog DNA Direct wants to give people an easy way to know what types of genes are affecting their health and future.
May 25, 2007

Kids, PCs and politics

blog Recent events underscore how many companies want to help bring computing to the world's children--so long as they can make money.
May 25, 2007

For some, AIDS evolving into national security threat

blog A U.N. official charged with battling the spread of AIDS thinks that some developed countries fail to recognize the impact of a disease that's more than 25 years old.
May 24, 2007

WiMax could change cell phone contracts

blog If deployment of WiMax, a wide-area wireless networking technology, takes off, it could dramatically change the way the cellular industry does business, according to one venture capitalist.
May 23, 2007

Fujitsu eyes improved designs, consumer push

Company executive admits its PC designs could use a little work, but loves the profits that cell phones generate.
May 23, 2007

Next version of Windows to be 'fundamentally different'

blog So many cores, so little support. Microsoft's Ty Carlson knows the software industry has lots of work ahead to satisfy future multicore processors.
May 23, 2007

Future cars as 'two-ton Cuisinarts'?

blog Cars aren't going anywhere, but conventional fueling strategies will change dramatically, according to panelists at the Future in Review conference.
May 23, 2007

previous coverage

Top thinkers debate future of tech

roundup A few surprises get revealed at the Future in Review conference, where visionaries discuss the next big things in many fields.
May 17, 2006