I just got my advance copies of the November 2007 Scientific American, which has my article on the new IMOD mobile phone displays by Qualcomm. (”Brilliant Displays,” pg. 94.) The interferometric modulator (IMOD) technology itself is pretty cool; basically, it’s a high-tech, controllable version of the iridescence seen on the wings of certain tropical [...]
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Mitch Waldrop
I am a physicist turned journalist, interested in just about everything related to science and technology - and a good deal more besides. "Starclouds" is where I explore it all...
My Books
The Dream Machine (2001):
A narrative history of personal computing and the Internet.
Complexity (1992):The story of the Santa Fe Institute and the emerging science of complex adaptive systems.
Man-Made Minds (1987):My first book—a study of artificial intelligence.
