SLMINAk 1CICS

ne/iodisp/oy 1he Pellodlsplay ls a freespace dlsplay developed by lC2 1echnology A pro[ecLor ls

focused onLo a layer of mlsL ln mldalr resulLlng ln a Lwodlmenslonal dlsplay LhaL appears Lo floaL 1hls
ls slmllar ln prlnclple Lo Lhe clnemaLlc Lechnlque of rear pro[ecLlon As dark areas of Lhe lmage may
appear lnvlslble Lhe lmage may be more reallsLlc Lhan on a pro[ecLlon screen alLhough lL ls sLlll noL
volumeLrlc


L|ectron|c paper LlecLronlc paper epaper and elecLronlc lnk are a range of dlsplay Lechnologles whlch
are deslgned Lo mlmlc Lhe appearance of ordlnary lnk on paper1 unllke convenLlonal backllL flaL panel
dlsplays elecLronlc paper dlsplays reflecL llghL llke ordlnary paper Many of Lhe Lechnologles can hold
LexL and lmages lndeflnlLely wlLhouL uslng elecLrlclLy whlle allowlng lmages Lo be changed laLer llexlble
elecLronlc paper uses plasLlc subsLraLes and plasLlc elecLronlcs for Lhe dlsplay backplane


Act|ve camouf|age AcLlve camouflage or adapLlve camouflage ls a group of camouflage Lechnologles
whlch allow an ob[ecL Lo blend lnLo lLs surroundlngs by use of panels or coaLlngs capable of alLerlng Lhelr
appearance color lumlnance and reflecLlve properLles AcLlve camouflage has Lhe capaclLy Lo provlde
perfecL concealmenL from vlsual deLecLlon lL ls also see Lhrough1


Smartdust SmarLdusL ls a hypoLheLlcal sysLem of many Llny mlcroelecLromechanlcal sysLems (MLMS)
such as sensors roboLs or oLher devlces LhaL can deLecL for example llghL LemperaLure vlbraLlon
magneLlsm or chemlcals are usually neLworked wlrelessly and are dlsLrlbuLed over some area Lo
perform Lasks usually senslng
SmarL uusL

Cne of Lhe coolesL new gadgeLs LhaL ls hlLLlng Lhe markeL for esplonage and many oLher appllcaLlons ls
someLhlng called 'SmarL uusL' SmarL uusL conLalns many 'moLes' or lndlvldual selfconLalned
mllllmeLerscale senslng and communlcaLlon plaLforms for a masslvely dlsLrlbuLed sensor neLwork 1haL
ls Lhese mlnlaLure devlces abouL Lhe slze of a graln of sand conLaln sensors compuLaLlonal ablllLy bl
dlrecLlonal wlreless communlcaLlons and a power supply 1hese devlces are able Lo perform a wlde
range of funcLlons lncludlng buL cerLalnly noL llmlLed Lo moLlon deLecLlon llghL deLecLlon LemperaLure
and humldlLy readlngs A SmarL uusL moLe ls run by a mlcroconLroller LhaL noL only deLermlnes Lhe Lasks
performed by Lhe moLe buL conLrols power Lo Lhe varlous componenLs of Lhe sysLem Lo conserve
energy erlodlcally Lhe mlcroconLroller geLs a readlng from one of Lhe sensors whlch measure one of a
number of physlcal or chemlcal sLlmull such as LemperaLure amblenL llghL vlbraLlon acceleraLlon or alr
pressure processes and sLores Lhe daLa lL also occaslonally Lurns on Lhe opLlcal recelver Lo see lf
anyone ls Lrylng Lo communlcaLe wlLh lL 1hls communlcaLlon may lnclude new programs or messages
from oLher moLes ln response Lo a message or upon lLs own lnlLlaLlve Lhe mlcroconLroller wlll use Lhe
corner cube laser Lo LransmlL sensor daLa Lo a base sLaLlon or anoLher moLe 1he moLe Lurns lLself on
and off Lo collecL or LransmlL daLa 1hls 'sleep' funcLlon allows Lhe moLe Lo noL only be smarL buL also
energy efflclenL solvlng one of Lhe mosL challenglng deslgn problems of Lhe pro[ecL We dldnL wanL
loLs of people Lo have Lo babyslL Lhe moLes sald Culler creaLor and CLC of uusL lnc Culler recelved
fundlng from Lhe uefense ueparLmenLs uefense Advanced 8esearch ro[ecLs Agency Lo develop Llny
lnLelllgenL senslng devlces And LhaL he dld Lhese small lnLelllgenL specks have endless posslblllLles as
Culler commenLed we had no ldea whaL Lhe appllcaLlons would be and never ln our wlldesL dreams
expecLed lL would lead where lL has" 1hls new Lechnology has endless opLlons whlch makes lL boLh
exclLlng and scary 1he posslblllLy of releaslng hundreds of Llny 'moLes' lnLo any home aL Lhe esLlmaLed
cosL of [usL $1/moLe LhaL could collecL endless daLa and monlLor movemenL ls a llLLle unseLLllng

smott uost oo o leooy! (tbots teolly smoll)