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  3d Printing: A Fun Way to Disrupt Intellectual Property, Gun Control and Capitalism
  Topic by Carrie Kirby

  3D printing, or "additive manufacturing," is a new way to produce objects that is literally and concretely changing the world. Those who understand the most about 3D printing's potential believe it will pull down all kinds of barriers in future decades, from the capital-based manufacturing...

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  Tablets and the Future of Personal Computers
  Topic by Enelda Butler

  The tablet computer, a type of mobile computing device, has become increasing popular within the last few years. One of the most well-known kinds of these devices is the Apple iPad, which was introduced in 2010. In that year alone, Apple sold more than 15 million copies of this device. Other...

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  Smart Grid: The Next Big Thing in Electricity?
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  The word smart has become attached to a number of objects, both everyday (the smart phone) and the specialized (the smart bomb). Over the past few years, the electricity that provides power to light our homes and run our appliances has also had that word added to it in the term smart grid...

• Google Glasses and Wearable Computers: Parents, Are You Ready for New Kids' Technology Crazes?
  Article by Eitan 'Dr. S®' Schwarz, MD

  Going gaga for Google goggles is yet another spectacle we can look forward to, centered in our youth pop culture. Wha...

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  Passwords, Passwords ... We're Drowning in Them! Isn't There a Better Way?
  Topic by Derrick Bang

  I’m pretty sure Amazon was my first: a long-discarded e-mail address, secured by the middle name and age of a long-ago supervisor. Seemed pretty tricky, at the time. When our office computers upgraded to personal log-ins, I simply reused the same username/password combination. Why not?...