A Carbide Revolution?
from Technology Review Blog
The use of silicon carbide in control devices for power generation and distribution could eliminate the need for tens of billions of dollars worth of new power plants. And, more other usage....

Scirus - for scientific information

HP eyes new uses of expertise - wobulation for doubling the video display resolution

Google's weak governance rating
But, it's not necessarily bad. "Good corporate governance is the creative interaction between directors on the board. What concerns me is the ethics of the people involved and their ability to be creative."

The Google guys' attitude has been... Trust us... but has the brashness cost them?
from Mercury News

Japan unfurls solar sail in space
from BBC News
A possibility to travel to stars in distant future

The ATM keypad as security portcullis
from The Register

Decentralized Intelligence - What Toyota can teach the 9/11 commission about intelligence gathering
By Duncan Watts fr. Slate
Importance of informal relationships, joint-'training', and information sharing on solving unexpected challenges