New Delhi, March 03, 2009

Last year it was Krishna Palem. This year it is Vivek Pai.
 
At EmTech 2009, as Technology Review editor in chief and publisher Jason Pontin unveiled the magazine’s list of 10 emerging technologies it bets will revolutionize the way we live, there was one bet the gathered audience could easily make. That an Indian name would surely figure among the ground-breaking innovators.
 
In 2008, Rice University professor Krishna Palem’s innovation – a superfast microchip that sacrificed a little bit on precision but used 30 times less energy – was hailed by Technology Review, described as an authority on the future of technology, as a path breaking innovation.
 
This year, it’s the turn of Vivek Pai, a computer scientist at Princeton University, who has created a new method for storing Web content, to find a slot in Tech Review’s sought after Top 10 list.
 
Speaking at the two day MIT’s Emerging Technologies along with CyberMedia conclave, Technology Review Editor in Chief and Publisher Jason Pontin said, earlier in the day, “I think this is going to be the decade of India’s dominance in innovative technology.”
 
The 2009 TR10 includes some technologies that should reach the market within a year, such as paper-based medical tests and virtual personal-assistant software. Others, like biological machines and traveling-wave reactors, could take a few years longer. The list includes technologies miniature and massive—from fast, cheap, capacious computer memory to batteries that can store enough energy to power a city.
 
Liquid battery. Donald Sadoway, a materials chemistry professor at MIT, has developed a liquid battery that could store enough electricity to allow cities to run on solar power at night.
 
Traveling-wave reactor. John Gilleland, manager of nuclear programs at Intellectual Ventures, is leading the development of a reactor that would run on depleted uranium, making nuclear power safer and less expensive.
 
Paper diagnostic test. George Whitesides, a professor at Harvard University, is using paper to create easy-to-use medical tests that could make it possible to quickly and cheaply diagnose a range of diseases in the developing world.
 
Biological machines. Michel Maharbiz, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a wirelessly controlled beetle that could one day be used for surveillance or search-and-rescue missions.
 
$100 genome. Han Cao, founder of BioNanomatrix, has designed a nanofluidicchip that could dramatically lower the cost of genome analysis. Combined with the right sequencing technology, Cao's chip could allow doctors to tailor medical treatment to a patient's unique genetic profile, map new genes linked to specific diseases, and quickly identify new viruses and outbreaks.
 
Racetrack memory. IBM fellow Stuart Parkin has created an entirely new type of data storage using magnetic nanowires. This "racetrack memory" could eventually replace all other forms of computer memory and lead to tiny, rugged, and inexpensive portable devices.
 
HashCache. Vivek Pai, a computer scientist at Princeton University, has created a new method for storing Web content that could make Internet access speedier and more affordable around the world.
 
Intelligent software assistant. Adam Cheyer, cofounder of the Silicon Valley startup Siri, is leading the design of powerful new software that acts as a personal aide. This virtual personal-assistant software helps users interact more effectively with Web services to complete tasks such as booking travel or finding entertainment.
 
Software-defined networking. Stanford computer scientist Nick McKeown developed a standard called OpenFlow that allows researchers to tap into Internet switches and routers to easily test new networking technologies with the click of a mouse—all without interrupting normal service.
 
Nanopiezotronics. Zhong Lin Wang, a materials scientist at Georgia Tech, is pioneering the field of nanopiezotronics. Wang is creating piezoelectric nanowires that generate electricity using tiny environmental vibrations; he believes they could power implantable medical devices and serve as tiny sensors.
 
About Technology Review, Inc.
Technology Review, the oldest technology magazine in the world, is published by Technology Review, Inc., an independent media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Founded in 1899, the award-winning magazine describes emerging technologies and analyzes their impact for leaders. Occupying a unique position at the intersection of business and technology, Technology Review's global offerings include international editions in China, France, Germany, and Italy, as well as live events such as the annual EmTech Conference at MIT and the daily new analysis website TechnologyReview.com. 

About CyberMedia
CyberMedia, South Asia's first and largest specialty media house, publishes 15 magazines and periodicals and offers services including market research (IDC India), content management, multi-media and media education to Indian and global audiences. Its media value chain is spread across the Internet (www.ciol.com), events and television.

The 15 publications include Dataquest, PCQuest, Voice&Data, BioSpectrum (India & Asia), Living Digital, DQ Channels, DQ Week, Voice&Data Connect, Dare and Halsbury's Law Monthly in the infotech, telecom, outsourcing, consumer electronics and Biotech sectors. 

CyberMedia's ‘BioSpectrum Asia’ from Singapore is the first Indian magazine to be published outside the country for a global audience. ‘Global Services’ from the US is the first Indian media platform to operate outside the country connecting global buyers and sellers of professional services. 

CyberMedia along with MIT's Technology Review is bringing the emerging technologies conference, EmTech, and the world's oldest technology journal, Technologies Review, to India in March 2009.

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