1. NEW TECHNOLOGY

2. TECHNOLOGY OF TOMORROW By understanding computers of today, you’ll be able to take advantage of & understand technologies of tomorrow. Also, you’ll be able to handle technological challenges in your chosen career. CNET’s best of the Consumer Electronics Show http://cnettv.cnet.com/?type=videoId&value=50004887,500049 26,50004954,50004909,50004941,50004886,50004925,500048 78,50004889,50004896,50004923,50004922,50004935,500049 04,50004942&name=Best+of+CES&tag http://cnettv.cnet.com/?type=videoId&value=50004887,500049 26,50004954,50004909,50004941,50004886,50004925,500048 78,50004889,50004896,50004923,50004922,50004935,500049 04,50004942&name=Best+of+CES&tag

3. NANOTECHNOLOGY Study of molecules and nanostructures whose sizes range from 1-100 nanometers (billionths of a meter) (a human hair is 50,000 nanometers wide) Now, used to improve existing products, like coating individual fibers in clothing to make them repel stains or resist wrinkling Scientists hoping to use this technology to build computing devices as well

4. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Industrial robots to perform tasks e.g. welding and painting in factories NASA working on line of robots for deep space exploration to collect mineral specimens

5. BIOMEDICAL CHIP IMPLANTS Possibly improve sight to the blind Chip implanted to help severe depression Verifying person’s identity with the Veri-Chip

6. RFID RFID tags contain a memory chip and an antenna There are many, many uses today… Privacy concerns?

7. BIOMETRICS Recognizes fingerprints, hand geometry, facial features, voice, signatures, eye patterns, & DNA Main applications are for security and fraud prevention. Problems with biometrics?

8. WHAT NEXT? Pages 18, 20 from Gift of Fire Also, “2057” tv show from Discovery http://dsc.discovery.com/video/player.html?bclid=1579871415 (scroll down on the left hand column) http://dsc.discovery.com/video/player.html?bclid=1579871415