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Disruptions: On the Fast Track to Routine 3-D Printing
By NICK BILTON. Will the future be printed in 3-D? At first glance, looking at past predictions about the future of technology, prognosticators got a whole lot wrong. The Web is [...]
My Favorite Shoes (Not Made In China)
When I was traveling through Switzerland last fall, I stumbled upon a new Brazilian shoe store in Zurich called NAO do Brazil. I felt a refreshing energy as I walked [...]
Unconventional gas in Europe: Frack to the future
Extracting Europe’s shale gas and oil will be a slow and difficult business SHALE gas and oil are propelling America to energy self-sufficiency and giving its economy a handy boost. [...]
Unmanned gliders: Flights of fancy
ALTHOUGH undeniably graceful, gliding has until now been suitable only for pleasure flights. But this is changing, as researchers exploit wind power to enhance the capabilities of unmanned aircraft, especially [...]
So God Made A Farmer
For me, Chrysler again won the Super Bowl advertising bowl in a rout. The Paul Harvey commercial for Dodge Ram trucks was absolutely brilliant (see the video below). It came [...]
China Tackles Income Divide
BEIJING—China unveiled sweeping policy guidelines to narrow the growing gap between rich and poor, vowing to turn over more of the profits of state-owned companies to pay for ambitious welfare [...]
Raging (Again) Against the Robots
Courtesy of The New York Times. THE robots are coming! Word is they want your job, your life and probably your little dog, too. Robots have once again gripped the [...]
Local Communities on a Continent of Cheap Natural Gas
(This article is aimed at chamber of commerce executives across the country, but anyone interested in a local community’s economy will find useful information.) The new world of cheap natural [...]
Sibling Bowl I
The Super Bowl – just another football game ruined by the hype and the ads. But not this one, Sunday. This game really intrigues me because it is the Sibling [...]
Chinese Take-out
The wedding dress business has tied the United States intimately with China. My niece Diane is a doctor doing her residency in Baltimore. She is super busy, so my sister Susan [...]