This is partly because of the availability of a new generation of small, hand-held digital cameras.
Last month, I.B.M. announced the availability of a new family of microchips with a mix of fixed and programmable elements that allow customers to design their devices.
Egg freezing technology has taken off in the past five years or so, with increasing availability of a new approach, called vitrification, that has boosted success rates of conception.
In May, the availability of a new once-a-day treatment, which combined three drugs, was announced - a massive simplification compared to just a few years ago when some long-term positive people were taking 15-20 pills a day.
I had to be hospitalised for a full year, and I would probably have died were it not for the availability of a new form of treatment that combined three antibiotics.
[C5.] I.B.M. to Introduce Chips Today I.B.M. plans to announce today the availability of a new family of microchips intended to reduce sharply the size, power requirements and cost of components in Internet appliances and portable electronic devices.
For researchers, the availability of a new supply of test cigarettes is "a game changer," said Mitch Zeller, co-chairman of the Tobacco Harm Reduction Network at the National Cancer Institute and a consultant on nicotine replacement products.
The first tourism campaign for Philadelphia since Sept. 11, with the theme "Philly's more fun when you sleep over," began in mid-November, to coincide with the availability of a new overnight weekend promotion and holiday events as well as with people warming up to the idea of taking trips again.
It is only quite recently, with the growth of global internet retail, and the availability of a new generation of "multi-regional" DVD player, that we have been able to import the American DVD edition from amazon.com, albeit at the risk of confiscation by customs and excise.
And Jackie Darroch, the director of research at the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a think-tank, says the steepest increase in Depo-Provera use has been among women who already have one child.So is "the revival of the family" really just about the availability of a new contraceptive?
