A Peek Inside PARC
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:45
in Physics & Chemistry
If technology were a religion, the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center would be one of the holiest shrines on any pilgrimage. So much of our modern computer world was invented at this freewheeling innovation lab (and largely given away). Prefer your mouse and point-and-click graphical interface to a UNIX-style command line? Thanks PARC. Think laser prints look better than dot-matrix scrawl? Thanks again. Some say the glory days have passed. PARC today is a more-focused operation that has to turn quick profits (no more open funding from it’s owner Xerox). But it’s still a well-staffed corporate research lab in an era with ever-fewer of those creatures. On Monday, its staff opened the doors to the press to show off the latest gizmos. read more
Read the whole article on PopSci
More from PopSci
Related
- New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communicationsWed, 30 Jul 2008, 14:22:07 EDT
- For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easierTue, 15 Jul 2008, 15:15:01 EDT
- Scientists demonstrate highly directional semiconductor lasersSun, 27 Jul 2008, 13:28:22 EDT
- New nanolaser key to future optical computers and technologiesSun, 16 Aug 2009, 14:22:57 EDT
- Laser-sculpted optical devices for future giant telescopesThu, 5 Feb 2009, 16:29:49 EST