Putting it on plastic

Article Abstract:

Philips Research Laboratories, based in the Netherlands, has made an all-plastic functioning integrated circuit on a flexible wafer. While the integrated circuits are slower than silicon electronics, they may have a niche market in high-volume, disposable electronic products, such as 'smart' labelling and electronic watermarks.

Methods, Innovations, Integrated circuits, Integrated circuit fabrication, Design and construction, Philips Research

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Putting technology in its place: why don't Europeans carry Mayan calendar calculators in their Filofaxes?

Article Abstract:

Mayan calendars, based on base-20 mathematics, a celestial cycle of 18,980 days and a four-day dating system, were more accurate than European calendars when they were devised. But Mayan technology never transferred to Europe, because, like some other technological inventions, it remained unrecognised.

Social aspects, Technology, Calendar, Maya

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Epistemology engines

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the growing convergence between science and technology are presented. The progressive history of the camera as an epistemology engine is discussed.

History, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Cameras (Photography), Knowledge, Theory of, Epistemology, Cameras

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