This year, the organization has introduced a new modality in the contest, photography .

"We believe this is a new therapeutic modality," Dr. Westphal said.

Then they added new modalities specific to mobile.

We would have to find new modalities to make negotiations possible.

A new modality, fractional laser resurfacing, offers a novel approach to treating striae.

And finally you have the giant pharmaceutical companies trying to cash in on new modalities of treating diseases.

The 21st Century has seen new modalities for absinthe, including various frozen preparations, which have become increasingly popular.

In the course of the 1990s, further inquiry into the idea of exhibiting spread into other, new modalities.

"Force feedback isn't just a way of organizing graphical information, but a whole new modality, so it won't happen tomorrow," he said.

As we become more open to trying new modalities we'll layer the different therapies, using a multidisciplinary approach.