The Center for Bits and Atoms
NSF Site Visit
CCR-0122419
August 2, 2002
The Wiesner Building
MIT
9:00-11:00 Research Briefings
Welcome
Nicholas Negroponte
Overview
Neil Gershenfeld
Computational Mechanisms: "Digital
logic was a bad idea"
Isaac Chuang: Quantum Computing
Ben Vigoda:
Analog Logic
Biological Interfaces: "Bugs will have programs"
Scott Manalis: Silicon Biology
Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli:
RF Biology
Emergent Engineering: "Engineers will not design complex systems"
Bill Butera: Paintable
Computing
Raffi
Krikorian: Internet 0
Programmable Fabrication: "The future of personal computation is personal
fabrication"
Joe Jacobson:
Printed Electromechanical Systems
Bakhtiar Mikhak:
Fab Labs
Outreach: "The most advanced technologies are needed in the least
developed places"
Caroline McEnnis: Instrumentation
Divide
Alex Slocum:
Pathways to Peace
Sandy Pentland:
Global Partnerships
11:00-11:30 Break/Discussion
11:30-12:30 Lab Visit
Scott Manalis: Silicon Biology
Isaac Chuang: Quantum Computing
John DiFrancesco: Macrostructure
Rapid-Prototyping
Ashley Salomon: Microstructure Rapid-Prototyping
12:30-1:30 Lunch With Students
1:30-3:00 Field Fab Lab Visit
3:00-3:30 Site Visitors Private Meeting
3:30-4:00 Review/Debrief Meeting