IBM Scientists Create Smallest Magnetic Memory Bit With 12 Atoms

"Today, to store a single bit — the most basic piece of information a computer understands –a disk drive needs one million atoms. Heinrich and his team have successfully shown that data can be stored in as few as 12 magnetic atoms. That’s 12 versus 1 million and it means a hundred times more information can be stored in the same space."

Computers May 'Re-wire' Themselves

"U.S. scientists say a new nanomaterial that 'steers' electricity could lead to computers that would adapt their own circuitry based on changing needs."

2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal

"Technologist Raymond Kurzweil has a radical vision for humanity's immortal future."

Study: Kids Master Technology Before All Else

"Kids these days may know their way around the family computer or how to use their parents' cell phones, but a new survey says they're more likely to master those high-tech tasks than basic life skills like riding a bike or tying their shoelaces."

Study: Blacks and Women Talk and Text More

"Blacks talk twice as much as whites on their cellphones, and women talk and text more than men, according to an analysis of wireless bills by Nielsen."

College Web Pages 'Widely Inaccessible' to People With Disabilities

"More colleges are adding basic accessibility features, but those gains are offset by barriers from emerging technologies, a recent study finds."

NCAA Grades Coaches with Major Database of Teams

"Hoping increased transparency will encourage head coaches to take seriously their players’ academic performance, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has released a searchable database of the Academic Progress Rates of all teams coached by current and former Division I coaches in six major sports since the NCAA introduced the scoring system in 2003."

Survey: Americans Like Digital Media, if it is Cheap

"Only about 25% of people here say that they'd pay to access frequently used online content -- which contrasts with 43% globally -- according to the survey of 5,600 people in 22 countries."

Lost Bible-Era Languages to Be Resurrected by Computers?

"A new computer program has quickly deciphered a written language last used in Biblical times—possibly opening the door to 'resurrecting' ancient texts that are no longer understood, scientists announced last week."

Typing to Tagging: 50 Years of Cataloging

"A specialist reflects on a half-century's worth of technological changes at libraries."

Publishing: The Revolutionary Future

Interview with the CEOs of On Demand Books, which produces the Expresso Book Machine

Without a Trace

"TigerText is a smart-phone application that allows its users to exchange text messages that disappear after a set period. . ."

What Would Henry Luce Make of the Digital Age?

"What made Luce a revolutionary figure in American life was not his politics or his religion or his missionary zeal. It was his success in creating a new era of communications that had an enormous impact on the culture of the 20th century. . ."

Sweden Beats U.S. to Top Tech Usage Ranking

"Sweden took the number one spot from the United States to top the annual rankings on the usage of telecommunications technologies such as networks, cellphones and computers, a report released on Thursday shows."

With Tech Salaries Nearly Flat, Frustration Rises: Survey

"U.S. technology professionals are more frustrated with their pay than they have been in years as their salaries stagnate, according to an annual survey of about 17,000 visitors to the Dice.com website."

eBay, Verizon Top Privacy Survey

"Results are in for the most-trusted American companies for privacy practices, and most of the top-10 has a decidedly tech flavor. eBay, Verizon, IBM and Yahoo led the calvacade of 'most trusted' consumer brands for their privacy policies - such as access to account information and data sharing practices - according to the fifth annual TRUSTe/Ponemon Institute survey. Facebook and Intuit were also in the top 10. Conspicuously absent was Google."

$4 Billion to be Released Soon for Broadband

"The U.S. government will soon release $4 billion in loans and grants aimed at expanding broadband access across the United States, officials said on Wednesday. The funds are part of a $7.2 billion program to build an affordable high-speed Internet structure in rural areas. The project is being pushed by President Barack Obama seeking to shore up the U.S. economy with job creation in the telecommunications sector."

Report: Worst May Be Over for U.S. Tech Market

"As bad as the technology market fared in the first quarter of this year, the worst may be over, at least in the United States, Forest Research said in a report Tuesday. The research firm nonetheless revised its forecast for 2009. It now expects the U.S. technology market to shrink by 5% this year. In March, Forrester had predicted a smaller 3% decline in spending on technology products and services."

Report: The College of 2020 - Students (Executive Summary)

This is the executive summary of a report from the Chronicle of Higher Education research division. The actual report costs $75, but I was able to send this executive summary at no cost.

Ten Biggest Tech Failures of the Last Decade

"Wall St. looked at both start-ups and products introduced by companies that did not survive to create a list of the most colossal tech failures of the last decade. To make the list, a product had to be widely recognized and widely available to customers. It had to be aimed at a large global market. It had to be technologically equal to or superior to its competition. It had to be a product or new company that had the possibility of bringing in billions of dollars in revenue based on the sales of similar or competing products. Finally, it had to clearly miss the mark of living up to the potential that its creators expected, and that the public and press were lead to believe was possible."