The 1963 LINC (Laboratory INstrument Computer) stands at the center of two stories: the computerization of the biologist's laboratory and the advent of small-scale computing. The brainchild of Wesley Clark, 'the most brilliant computer designer of his generation', LINC was developed specifically to address the failure of biologists to adopt computer technology. To meet their unique needs, Clark...

Cloud Data Scaling Total data produced per year surpassed one zettabyte in 2010 and continues to more than double every two years.3 To put this in perspective, about two zettabytes (ZB) of digital universe will be created (per IDC) in 2011 is two million terabytes, or over one million new 3.5" SATA disks with two terabyte (TB) capacities. At the same time, not only is total data stored growing ...

Radio technology seems destined to become part of the standard micro-processor input/output system. But unlike for memory or display systems, for radio systems government regulation matters a lot. Much discussion of radio regulation has focused on narrow spectrum management and interference issues. Reflecting on historical experience and centuries of conversation about fundamental political cho...