NASA and the microprocessor big boys meet to pair the esoteric science of nanotechnology with the prosperous world of silicon chip production. By Niall McKay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The worldwide semiconductor industry will grow next year, after one of the worst in a decade, according to an industry group. Investors boost chip stocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A new demonstration virus is the first to exploit the language of Web pages.
Observers say it's a new frontier for malicious computer code.
By Chris Oakes. A watchdog organization develops software to block racist and anti-semitic sites from the eyes of young netsurfers. By Steve Silberman. A Seattle company says that pending patents will require anyone using Web privacy technology P3P to pay the company royalties. That could have wider repercussions.