The World Technology Network (WTN) is a global meeting ground, a virtual think tank, and an elite club whose members are all focused on the business and science of bringing important emerging technologies of all types (from biotech to new materials, from IT to new energy sources) into reality. The WTN's membership is comprised of over 700 individuals and organizations from more than 50 countries, judged by their peers to be the most innovative in the technology world.

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***NEWS*** The WTN Announces the Winners of the 2005 World Technology Awards, as well as the newly elected individual Fellows and Corporate Members (Click Here to See the List)

 

Fellow / Member News

What Makes Clockwork Radios Tick

Trevor Baylis, the man who invented a radio powered by clockwork, which is now distributed in regions without reliable electricity, talks with London's Sunday Times on how he overcame skepticism from big business on his way to making the Freeplay radio a reality, and on his new company that aims to help other inventors develop their ideas.

AOL's "Serial Entrepreneur" Back In the Game

AOL co-founder and self-described "serial entrepreneur" Steve Case, a WTN Fellow, is at it again, investing in young companies, hoping to build them up into profitable entities. The Washington Post carries a profile of Case and his new investment strategies. "Maybe I'll go to 'Entrepreneurs Anonymous' someday, but right now I'm doing what I love and working harder and having more fun than at anytime in the past five to 10 years," he says.

Man-Made Viruses May Threaten More Than Email

Princeton electrical engineering professor Ron Weiss, a WTN Fellow, recently co-authored a paper describing a successful case of "programming" the genetic code of cells to control their behavior. Theoretically, this science could be applied to valuable areas such as medicine or toxic waste cleanup. However, Weiss admits that "with any powerful technology we have to be very careful of what we do." SecurityFocus reports on worries about the possibility in a few decades of man-made viruses that circle the globe the way computer viruses do today.

Students Respond to File-Sharing Legal Challenges

WTN Fellow Pamela Samuelson asked her law students at the University of California at Berkeley to write about the challenges posed by peer-to-peer computer technologies such as file-sharing. They responded with depth and insight, and she has published several of their papers on the web.

More from Milan

WTN Member Chee Pearlman brings back more news from the Milan Furniture Fair, including the contributions of WTN Fellows Hella Jongerius and Ron Arad.

  • Chee Pearlman: WTN Founding Member
  • Hella Jongerius: WTN Fellow, 2000 Award Finalist for Design
  • Ron Arad: WTN Fellow, 2002 Award Finalist for Design
  • more information: article at Newsweek