Library of Online Technology Articles

Title	Authors	Technology	Type	Date
Technology's Promise Bill's new book on TechCast	William Halal	All Technologies	Commentary	6/27/2008
A Cure for Cancer Nanotech agents destroy cancer cells one at a time	William Halal	Cancer Cure	Commentary	5/30/2008
Battle of the Titans Google, Microsoft, etc. vying for the next IT frontier	William E. Halal	Digital Convergence	Commentary	4/30/2008
News Release TechCast presents to Director of National Intelligence	Wiiliam Halal	E-Government	Commentary	4/15/2008
Accelerating Change Al Leedahl, one of our TechCast Experts, outlines the logic of accelerating technological change by drawing on the principles of Ray Kurzweil. Leedahl's theme is crucial because the Technology Revolution is poised to speed up relentlessly, driving a social transformation that is much debated today.	Al Leedahl	All Technologies	Article	4/2/2008
The Biofuels Controversy Arguments over Ethanol are heating up.	Peter King	Alternative Energy Distributed Power Global Warming Green Business	Commentary	3/15/2008
Life With Talking Machines Speech recognition entering mainstream	William Halal	Artificial Intelligence (AI) Intelligent Interface Smart Phones Virtual Reality	Commentary	3/6/2008
Efficient Biomass Energy Almost Here Startup producing $1/gallon fuel	William Halal	Alternative Energy	Commentary	2/22/2008
A First for Thought Power A monkey "walks" a robot by simply thinking	William E. Halal	Thought Power	Commentary	2/3/2008
End of copyright protection to unleash online entertainment Sony is last of music giants to drop music copyright protection	William E. Halal	Entertainment	Commentary	1/22/2008
Introducing TechCast 5.0 Welcome to this greatly improved website	William Halal	All Technologies	Commentary	12/26/2007
Thought Power High-Tech brain interfaces allow sheer thoughts to control machines and communicate with people	William E. Halal	Thought Power	Commentary	12/19/2007
Executive Course on International Security TechCast presented at this DoD Program on National Security	Ryan	All Technologies	News release	10/11/2007
Is Employee Ownership Better? Employee ownership has been around a while but rarely caught on. Bryce Smith surveyed employee owners and finds high motivation and improved corporate performance. Time for a change?		All Technologies	Article	8/5/2007
Two Paths to the RFID Revolution RFID tags promise to revolutionize product labeling but the technology must overcome obstacles in cost, usage, and acceptance. Mat Meyer explores two scenarios that RFID could take and shows that trends suggest it is likely to be used everywhere about 2015.		Smart Sensors	Article	7/21/2007
The Metaverse: Life in 3D Virtual Environments This study by Mateo Fernandez outlines how Second Life and other virtual systems are forming a larger form of cyberspace where virtual life takes place. This emerging "Metaverse" will allow people to interact in 3D, fully immersive cyber-reality, extending most aspects of real life through space and time.	Mateo Fernandez	Entertainment Virtual Education Virtual Reality Web 2.0	Article	6/25/2007
Ray Kurzweil Apearance Via Hologram TechCast presented at the Discovery 7 Conference, but was happily upstaged when Ray Kurzweil appeared live via hologram. At one point, the moderator was holding a conversation with Kurzweil, and it looked like an ordinary chat between 2 people.		All Technologies	News release	6/1/2007
TechCast Presents at Conference on Space Policy TechCast was invited to present results of its space forecasts at an international conference sponsored by the National Defense University at Fort McNair, Washington, DC.		All Technologies	News release	4/27/2007
The Increasing Problem of Office Bullying It's hard to imagine we are still fighting office bullies in a high-tech society, but Erica Hulsman's studies show this has become a serious problem worldwide. Learn why Erica finds this to be happening more frequently and what to do about it.	Erica Hulsman	All Technologies	Article	2/17/2007
TechCast in Science & Spirit Great article in Science & Spirit magazine.		All Technologies	News release	1/25/2007
Top Intelligence Conference TechCast Participates in “Emerging Technologies that Could Change the World” Conference held by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence.		All Technologies	News release	12/22/2006
A Study of Web 2.0 TechCast participated in a study conducted by the Corporate Executive Board, with intriguing results.	William E. Halal	All Technologies	News release	12/6/2006
TechCast Visits South Korea TechCast was a topic of discussion at the Global HR Forum, the Korean Parliament, and other venues. You may be interested in Bill Halal's "open letter" to the Korean people offering his thoughts on opportunities for technology in Asia.		All Technologies	News release	11/14/2006
When Will Virtual Reality Become A Reality? Aaron Druck has been fascinated with virtual realty, like most of us, so he conducted a study to forecast its future use. Aaron explores the obstacles to VR in this article. He also presents results of a survey to estimate when it will be commercially available, the applications people favor, and how much they will pay.	Aaron Druck	Entertainment Virtual Education Virtual Reality Web 2.0	Article	10/26/2006
Federal Trade Commission to Use TechCast Advice The FTC's Tech-Ade Program enlists a TechCast blog to respond to questions on technology.		All Technologies	News release	10/23/2006
Welcome to the Premier Online Technology Forecasting System TechCast has established a more sophisticated level of technology forecasting. By pooling the knowledge of 100 experts online, we offer the most authoritative forecasts available covering the full span of science and technology. You are invited to browse	William E. Halal, PhD, President, TechCast LLC	All Technologies	Commentary	10/16/2006
Technology's Promise Highlights of the TechCast Project were published in the Futurist containing bubble charts for all seven fields, summaries of selected breakthrough analyses, and decade-by-decade scenarios.		All Technologies	News release	10/11/2006
Web 2.0 The Internet is Moving to a Bottom-Up System		All Technologies	News release	9/21/2006
Issues in Science & Technology Report of a Panel Discussion at the World Future Society Meeting of 2006 in Toronto, by Bill Halal, Kelly Carnes, Ted Gordon, and Ian Pearson Report of a Panel Discussion at the World Future Society Meeting of 2006 in Toronto, by Bill Halal, Kelly Carnes, Ted Gordon, and Ian Pearson Report of a Panel Discussion at the World Future Society Meeting of 2006 in Toronto, by Bill Halal, Kelly Carnes,		Alternative Energy Distributed Power Global Warming Green Business Hydrogen Economy Nuclear Fusion	Article	8/28/2006
Conflicting Relations with Mobile Devices David Phillips examines the use of mobile devices by wireless warriors today to find out what we are really doing with these gadgets. His main finding is conflict - between employees, between employee and employer, between users and bystanders, and between productivity and etiquette.	David Phillips	Biometrics Broadband Business-to-Business Digital Convergence E-Government Entertainment E-Tailing Global Access Intelligent Interface Online Finance Online Publishing Smart Phones Virtual Education Web 2.0 Wireless	Article	8/16/2006
Telework: Overcoming the Obstacles Veasna Chim surveyed Federal managers to explore the obstacles to teleworking and finds there are few good reasons to prevent taking advantage of this timely practice. "I like the idea that telework “brings the work to the worker," he concludes. "And since teleworking has been shown to benefit the employer as well, we have a win-win situation."	Veasna Chim	Broadband Business-to-Business Digital Convergence E-Government Entertainment E-Tailing Global Access Grid Computing Online Finance Online Publishing Utility Computing Virtual Education Web 2.0	Article	8/6/2006
KM WORLD TechCast describes its model of "ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEMS" to the readers of KM WORLD, a top magazine in the critical field of Knowledge Management.		All Technologies	News release	7/18/2006
Why Do People Reject or Accept Genetically Modified Foods? Whitney Tull produced this fine study of genetically modified foods, focusing on why some people seem to accept them just fine and others abhor the idea. We think she's discovered why great conflicts often rage over technological issues.	Whitney Tull	Genetic Food	Article	7/5/2006
Self-Managed Teams: Organizations for the 21st Century Michelle May provides an incisive survey of attitudes toward this central concept for transforming workplaces. Read this while thinking about what would be best for your organization.	Michelle May	All Technologies	Article	6/15/2006
Interview with the BCB Communicator TechCast interviewed by VP Penny Omnès.	William E. Halal	All Technologies	Commentary	5/31/2006
NASA Langley Research Center TechCast presents to NASA scientists and engineers		All Technologies	News release	5/16/2006
Resolving the Intelligent Design vs. Evolution Conflict Recent understanding of consciousness suggests a possible resolution to the nagging conflict over scientific evolution versus intelligent design. Both views may be basically correct.	William E. Halal	All Technologies	Commentary	4/12/2006
TechCast Interviewed by Playboy Magazine TechCast was interviewed recently for an article in Playboy forecasting the top five technologies that are likely to dominate the next few years.		All Technologies	News release	2/2/2006
Emerging Business Opportunities in Biometrics The identification of people using biometrics is poised to take off. This prescient study by Xi Su, a Chinese-American business analyst, evaluates the opportunities.	Xi Su	Business-to-Business Digital Convergence E-Government Entertainment E-Tailing Global Access Online Finance Online Publishing Virtual Education Web 2.0	Article	2/1/2006
Nanotech to Go Mainstream by 2020 The Economic Times, India's largest daily newspaper, invited the following article from TechCast for its New Years Day Edition, 2006		All Technologies	News release	1/10/2006
Energy Impact of Emerging Technologies Skip Laitner of the EPA has been striving to improve national energy forecasts by incorporating Delphi methods. This article reports his recent work, including results of the TechCast study listed below.	Skip Laitner	Alternative Energy Distributed Power Global Warming Green Business Hydrogen Economy	Article	9/19/2005
EPA Study TechCast completed this study for the Environmental Protection Agency to demonstrate how our method might improve national energy models. The study also broke new ground by showing close agreement between two groups of experts and by forecasting complete adoption trajectories.	William Halal and Jeff Kallmeyer	Alternative Energy Distributed Power Global Warming Green Business Hydrogen Economy Nuclear Fusion	Article	9/19/2005
TechCast 's Value Noted Fleet Owner Magazine published a piece on TechCast, noting that the site carries technology forecasting to "a new level of insight and understanding."		All Technologies	News release	8/15/2005
Attitudes Toward Androids Technology trends are introducing robots in offices and homes, raising the issue of how we interact with our mechanical brethren. This study of public attitudes toward living with androids offers fascinating forecasts. For instance, the authors find that people prefer female robots.	Tom Mix and Jason Rupinski	Smart Robots	Article	8/4/2005
Business Opportunities In Biometrics Biometrics is a hot new emerging technology that could resolve today's mounting security threats. This study by Chinese business analyst Xi Su forecasts market growth, strategic applications in business and government, and prospects for improving security.	Xi Zu	Artificial Intelligence (AI) Biometrics Broadband Grid Computing Intelligent Interface Smart Phones Utility Computing Virtual Reality Wireless	Article	8/2/2005
The GW Forecast This is the first article published by the team that now sponsors TechCast, when mail was used to manage the Deplhi process. Contrast this with the present status of TechCast, and extrapolate to where we should be in another 10 years.	Halal, William E.	All Technologies	Article	7/8/2005
The Bandwidth Solution The burgeoning demand for bandwidth requires more than DSL, cable, or wireless. Hong and Lee explain the central role of optical fiber building global network backbones.	Soon-Seong Hong and Jong-Hyuk lee	Broadband Business-to-Business Digital Convergence E-Government Entertainment E-Tailing Global Access Grid Computing Intelligent Interface Online Finance Online Publishing Utility Computing Virtual Education Virtual Reality Web 2.0 Wireless	Article	3/26/2005
Space Colonization for Dummies Roy Garrison makes the exotic challenge of pioneering human settlements in space easy to grasp for lay people. A short but complete tour of the field.	Roy Garrison	All Technologies	Article	3/20/2005
Can Computers Think? Dr. John Sagi addresses the issue of machine intelligence using an extensive survey with thought provoking results.	John Sagi	All Technologies	Article	3/11/2005
The Intelligent Internet TechCast studies show e-commerce should reach 30% adoption about 2010 along with an intelligent interface, introducing a conversational form of working, shopping and conducting most other social functions online. This premium article is made available so that visitors can sample TechCast Publications.	Halal, William E.	All Technologies	Article	3/6/2005
Governing the Internet Miriam Sapiro was an adviser to President Clinton and is now an international consultant. She analyzes the international body that regulates the Internet.	Miriam Sapiro, CEO	All Technologies	Commentary	3/6/2005
Voice Over Packet Cable Harvey Bazarian heads an IT consulting group that works at the frontier of innovation. He sums up the enormous potential of this better version of VOIP that could revolutionize communications.	Harvey Bazarian, CEO	All Technologies	Commentary	3/2/2005
AOL Award TechCast wins First Prize in AOL technology strategy competition.		All Technologies	News release	2/27/2005
Newsweek Article TechCast's work featured in Newsweek.		All Technologies	News release	2/9/2005
E-DATING: Shopping Online for Romance Ryfie Amkraut conducted this study while a student in Prof. Halal's Emerging Technologies course because she was struck by the flurry of online dating services. It will intrigue you.	Ryfka Amkraut	All Technologies	Commentary	10/10/2004
The Decline of Scientific Rationalism Professor John Artz integrates his studies of philosophy and computers to conclude that today's "rational" model of knowledge will soon pass.	John Artz	All Technologies	Commentary	2/24/2002