"At this stage, they are purely to promote the possible application of the technology.
"He likes the application of the technology in addition to the technology.
Using the telegraph to extend his voice was an obvious application of the technology.
This week marks is the fiftieth anniversary of the laser, or at least the first tested application of the technology.
Emergency-alert experts agree that Amber Alerts are a good way to test what could be a much broader application of the technology.
StumbleUpon is different in its combination of computer-generated and human recommendations and its application of the technology to the entire Web.
Citing a potential application of the technology, Mr. Schneider said blog posts from across the Internet could be featured alongside stories on The Times's Web site.
While a raincoat may not be the most useful application of the technology -- it is more for demonstration purposes -- there are many potential practical uses, Dr. Tachi said.
The company said it was also investigating the application of the technology to a kind of fiber optic communication networks called dense wavelength division multiplexing.
Indeed, the red, green and yellow signals are — aside from the tiny blinking red light on a DVD player, a cellphone or another electronic device — probably the most familiar application of the technology.
Coke plans to convert all plastic bottles to the new technology by 2020 and is collaborating with other companies to expand the application of the technology to other industries.
