Doing science on the network: a long way from Gutenberg
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Computer networks are revolutionizing scientific research and intellectual traditions by linking scientists worldwide. On the Internet network alone, four million scientists are hooked up globally, with thousands more signing up daily. By using a computer, a scientist can access distant experiments and numerous data at blinding speed, allowing the kind of close collaboration that had previously been impossible because of distance. Scientists call this new way of doing science the most fundamental shift since Gutenberg. One of its biggest advantage is increasing productivity through better information dissemination. The amount of data that is fed into the networks has brought up concerns about information overload and psychological burnout. To minimize these, some user aids have been developed including the introduction of human editors, programs that focus on desired data and electronic islands that weed out unnecessary data.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1993
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U.S. counts on computer edge in the race for advanced TV; efforts focus on digital signals for broadcast channels
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US industry is confident that it can overcome its slow start in the high-definition television (HDTV) market because computer industry talent is so strong and because currently industry leaders may have locked themselves into inferior technology. Japan and Europe are ahead of the US in development of HDTV, a type of transmission and receiving that results in motion-picture-quality television reception. The two countries are locked, however, into analog signals. But experts believe that digital processing, which uses the same technique as computers to process images, is the best technique for the future. The HDTV race is so important because the technology could spawn a variety of new products, such as video systems for the military, education, medical imaging and industry. Also, because digital processing is so chip-intensive, it could boost the lagging US computer chip industry.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1989
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Proliferation of sophisticated robots opens a new age of ocean exploration
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Underwater ocean exploration develops at a fast pace with new and sophisticated robots capable of withstanding the harsh environment of the deep sea. Developments in fiber optics and electronics now makes it possible to use video and sonar. Complex signals to and from robots travel via fiber optic cables. Ceramics and titanium make it easier for robots to withstand the pressures at greater depths. Recent developments in robotics will make it easier for the US Navy to salvage sunken submarines, missiles, warheads or airplanes. Opportunities also arise for underwater archeology, though equipment is still expensive for scholarly budgets.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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