Think Research

Cover Story Exploring frontier materials Modern-day alchemists at IBM Research are creating the stuff that will keep the computer revolution going, leading to 1-trillion-byte hard-disk drives and plastic computer screens that roll up and fit in your pocket. SIDEBAR: Computing a better LED Features Green machine At last, species recognition at the checkout counter Capture the moment Analyzed and indexed automatically, video will soon be as easy to search as text. Web hounds Doggedly searching the Internet, the Clever algorithm and its offspring can find the most useful sites and spot emerging communities. Departments Perspective The heart of the matter In brief A giant leap for magnetic media, Beyond magnetic media, Calendar courtesy, Tighter security on the way, Error correction's new era, Video memories, Tops in ops Solutions Seeking in tongues: a Berlitz for the Web, Radiology online: hospitals go "filmless." Viewpoint David McQueeney on the infrastructure of e-business.