Gadgets of the future
One site I check nearly every day is www.wired.com...there is just so much great news/info on the site...for instance, today is a fascinating story of "The shape of things to come". There are ideas for the not so far future on electronic trinkets, on medicine, on transportation, on space.


- posted by Paula Porter @ 9:05 AM

 
A wireless world
Or so it seems if you read through the special in today's NY Times.

Also in the Times, is the U.S. losing its dominance in science and technology? If you look at the trend of dropping, patents, the U.S. has been steadily falling.
- posted by Paula Porter @ 7:26 AM

 
No latch recall for Ford...even after engineers said it needed to be done due to a faulty latch. The recall is said to have cost the automaker more than $525 million, but it's now dealing with at least 16 lawsuits.

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) released some bad news...a large percentage of EE jobs are being outsourced overseas, with a 50% jobless rate in this area alone since 2002.

For some historical reading, The Scotman has an interesting article on when Rolls met Royce.

And keep an eye out on Weds. for a Congressional hearing on the future of the Space Shuttle.
- posted by Paula Porter @ 7:33 AM