Phillip Longman argues that if we look at how efficiently the economy uses labor, capital, raw materials, and new technology, we would discover that the current rate of technological progress is decreasing rather than increasing.
US News and World Report discovers the coming nanotechnology revolution in this well written and balanced article. Of special interest is their discussion of the military's reasearch into anti-biological warfare agent 'nano-bombs' and their interview with a scientist who responds to the recent calls for limits to the research by arguing 'we are compelled to keep going, it is just so cool.'