1.   And they envision a world in which supercomputing power is so pervasive and cheap that it literally becomes an integral part of every manmade object.

2.   And they envision a world in which supercomputing power is so pervasive and inexpensive that it literally becomes an integral part of every manmade object.

3.   COSMIC CLUTTER This time of year, one can see a slew of manmade objects slowly crisscrossing the heavens.

4.   So imagine a world in which manmade objects know where they are and can communicate that information to other self-locating, communicating objects too.

5.   But the little satellite, the first manmade object to orbit the Earth, profoundly changed human history.

6.   No one has ever been injured by a manmade object falling from space.

7.   Such streaking images are not unusual for manmade objects falling to earth.

8.   The U.S.-Norwegian reactor is intended to help track so-called space garbage, manmade objects that have remained in orbit after they have ceased operating.