From nanotechnology to digital dog tags to new designs for mundane items like batteries, the high-tech industry has no shortage of innovations up its sleeve.
Is small the next big thing?
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Spurred by research and investment, nanotechnology is maturing with the help of a growing number of devotees in the technology industry and on Wall Street.
February 11, 2002
Digital dog tags: Would you wear one?
Sun Microsystems joins a program called Auto-ID to build wireless digital identification tags into everything from razor blades to soup cans.
February 8, 2002
Firm says chip to sharpen digital photos
Foveon unveils its new X3 image sensor chip, saying it dramatically improves photo quality by capturing three times the color resolution offered by today's digital cameras.
February 11, 2002
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IBM plays with chameleon-like computer
IBM Research is experimenting with a computing device called the Meta Pad, designed to easily convert from a desktop machine to a handheld to a notebook and back again.
February 5, 2002