Purveyors of Smut
Back in October of 2000, The New York Times did an article that, among other things, included a map that illustrated the percentage of pornography consumption on a state by state basis. Oddly enough, the states with the highest consumption rates map almost exactly to the states that would vote for Al Gore as President the following month. Someone at The Atlantic monthly believes that this is more than a coincidence.

New Age Battle Dress
Here's an article from the Washington Post that details military research at MIT to develop "smart" uniforms for the army, to combine GPS technology, biotoxin detection & relief, performance enhancement, and all other sorts of goodies, through the wonders of nanotechnology.