50 Years of responsibility without alternative possibilities: guest editors’ introduction

Healthcare [Guest editors' introduction]

W e’re moving closer to realizing pervasive computing devices that can monitor our health status, both individually and as a community. Imagine what doctors could do with ECG data collected on a more regular basis, as people carry on their daily activities. The ability to monitor day-to-day heart data would profoundly affect how the medical community tracks our individual health status. Likewis...

Focus: Guest Editors’ Introduction

Focus: Guest Editors’ Introduction

SOFTWARE IS THE number-one decisive competitive factor in the automotive industry. Innovations such as driver-assistance systems and energy-efficient driving require complex solutions with complex software functionality. Not only must the growing complexity be managed, but also safe behavior must be ensured. Global competition and fast release cycles enforce continuous efficiency improvement an...

Guest editors' introduction: Biocomputation

Guest Editors’ Introduction: A Promising Alternative to Conventional Silicon

FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS ARE emerging as an alternative to conventional silicon electronics for large-area, low-cost applications such as rollable displays and TVs, e-papers, smart sensors, and disposable RFID tags. Through inexpensive manufacturing methods (e.g., ink-jet printing and roll-to-roll imprinting), flexible electronics can be printed on low-cost plastics. This advantage makes flexible e...