Comments on: Living in a Material World: The New Information Technology http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/08/04/living-in-a-material-world-the-new-information-technology/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jenny Darroch: Marketing Strategy Has An Important Role To Play In Post-Recession Economic… | Headline News http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/08/04/living-in-a-material-world-the-new-information-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-85853 Jenny Darroch: Marketing Strategy Has An Important Role To Play In Post-Recession Economic… | Headline News Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:54:56 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=36222#comment-85853 [...] Living in a Material World: The New Information Technology [...] [...] Living in a Material World: The New Information Technology [...]

]]> By: Mary Rivet http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/08/04/living-in-a-material-world-the-new-information-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-73427 Mary Rivet Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:35:35 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=36222#comment-73427 In 2002, Chris Meyer published "It's Alive: The Coming Convergence of Information, Biology and Business." The book described "The Molecular Economy," comprising nanotech, biotech,and materials science, saying there would be a convergence of these molecule-scale technologies similar to the digital convergence of communications, computing and media. The book also discussed the parallels between the industrial, information, and molecular economies. I've posted the two key charts at http://gallery.me.com/maryrivet#100076 In 2002, Chris Meyer published “It’s Alive: The Coming Convergence of Information, Biology and Business.” The book described “The Molecular Economy,” comprising nanotech, biotech,and materials science, saying there would be a convergence of these molecule-scale technologies similar to the digital convergence of communications, computing and media.

The book also discussed the parallels between the industrial, information, and molecular economies. I’ve posted the two key charts at http://gallery.me.com/maryrivet#100076

]]> By: Bruce http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/08/04/living-in-a-material-world-the-new-information-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-73334 Bruce Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:45:08 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=36222#comment-73334 Thanks for the post! It's great to see that there is excitement for materials scientists out there. I wonder though, where are the entry level positions for materials scientists? What words of advice do you offer to those who graduated high school in the mid 2000s, got excited about the impending nano revolution that was generating so much buzz based on fundamental advances discussed in this article, and have now recently graduated materials science programs to find a poor economy and technology companies seeking experienced materials professionals? Truth be told, most of my undergraduate classmates are bankers, consultants, or PhD candidates. Thanks for the post! It’s great to see that there is excitement for materials scientists out there. I wonder though, where are the entry level positions for materials scientists? What words of advice do you offer to those who graduated high school in the mid 2000s, got excited about the impending nano revolution that was generating so much buzz based on fundamental advances discussed in this article, and have now recently graduated materials science programs to find a poor economy and technology companies seeking experienced materials professionals? Truth be told, most of my undergraduate classmates are bankers, consultants, or PhD candidates.

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