The evolution of future wealth
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Economists have designed a model for predicting the volatility of stock prices that is related to the thermodynamic equations, but they should shift their attention from physics to biology, because the biosphere and the living things in it represent the most complex systems known in nature. Applying the lessons learnt from biology to technology will bring in a remarkable era of innovation and growth in the future.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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The pursuit of the living machine
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Technology has made a very significant impact on human history, especially over the last 200 years. It is interesting to note how man has tended to use technology for imparting a sense of 'life' into his inanimate machines.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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Evolution of the commercial airliner
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Commercial airliners have progressed much since the first jetliners went into service in the 1950s. A brief overview of the new technologies which promise to make air travel faster, safer and more inexpensive is presented.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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