Impact of Advances in Computing and Communications Technologies on Chemical Science and Technology: Report of a Workshop by Chemical Sciences Roundtable National Research Council

Author:Chemical Sciences Roundtable National Research Council
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Computers and Information Technology. Engineering and Technology
Publisher: NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Published: 1999-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 7.2

Illustration of Moore’s law using Intel CPU chips. Courtesy of George Watson, University of Delaware, <http://www.physics.udel.edu/˜watson/scen103/intel.html>.

A third hallmark of change in the Internet is the tremendous expansion of hosts and the worldwide penetration of the Internet. Recent examination of connected countries shows host domains for all but three nations, with even the tiny island nations of Nauru and Comoros linked to the global network.7 This scope means that, to an unprecedented extent, scientists with access to the Internet can reasonably expect to communicate—and possibly collaborate—with colleagues located anywhere on the face of the Earth. Similarly, through the Internet, scarce resources, such as libraries and rare instruments, can be made available to larger populations of users.

7 Kaiser, Jocelyn, ed. (1999). Netwatch. Science, 283, 295.

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