The final technology tipped by the Council for Science and Technology (as reported in Silicon.com) is “plastic electronics - an area which can be exploited for computers, communication systems, displays, sensing technologies and solar energy.”

I find this area hugely exciting–I want to be the first kid on the block to have a monitor screen that folds into a Japanese fan. Sheets used for e-books, photovoltaic cell arrays, billboard adverts–all this will be here soon and it will be fun. But the best part of it right now is that our interest can be innocent–I see (at this point) absolutely no information assurance issues arising from this.

So, correct me if I’m wrong, but otherwise let’s just watch this unfold (literally) and enjoy.