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An Invitation. In October 2006, I was invited to give a talk at the kickoff meeting for DARPA's HI-MEMS research program.Why me?Program Director Amit Lal said he had read my novel Sparrowhawk (Ace, 1990).In that novel I posited implanting computer chips in genetically engineered insects and other
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1. After HI-MEMS, What? Thomas A. Easton
Professor of Science
Thomas College
2. An Invitation In October 2006, I was invited to give a talk at the kickoff meeting for DARPA’s HI-MEMS research program.
Why me?
Program Director Amit Lal said he had read my novel Sparrowhawk (Ace, 1990).
In that novel I posited implanting computer chips in genetically engineered insects and other animals.
3. What Is HI-MEMS? Hybrid Insect-Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems
Cyborg Bugs, or Cybugs
Bugs such as moths with attached chips, power systems, cameras, etc.