This technology has inspired the development of protocol Profibus.

Besides, Silicon Valley has always been cyclical, as different technologies emerge and inspire great bubbles of enthusiasm; indeed, there are those who say a biotechnology boom is just around the corner.

But the past's disposability is also why technology inspires flights of fantasy.

NIA's mission is to conduct leading-edge aerospace and atmospheric research, develop new technologies for the nation and help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.

The technology of Brazil inspired the design of Max Cohen's apartment in the film Pi.

The parallel evolution of both the theories of dyslexia and the brain scan technology inspired the current interest in researching the Cognitive Neurological causes of dyslexia.

"I have a saying that art challenges technology and then technology inspires art," Mr. Lasseter said.

The planet's technology and possibly the planet itself seemed to made almost entirely out of Cosmic Rod technology inspired by Starman and his legacy.

A classic microcinema offering is a film that probably would not exist if new technology hadn't allowed its creators to cut costs or inspired them to try something different.