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...between the Commonwealth and states is neatly captured by Rudd as a "blame game." Terms like "infrastructure" and "skills" are now in common use as shorthand for government failure. Just enough policy detail is being released to maintain momentum. But for now, at least, Labor's new pragmatism and micro policy steps limit the government's ability to slap it down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Radiant Art of Doing A Kevin | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

...consumer electronics begun? Market researchers at Virginia-based NanoMarkets, which reports on micro- and nanotechnology, predict plastic electronics will be worth nearly $35 billion by 2014. That's about the same value as today's global recorded-music industry. Executives rhapsodize on grocery-store displays that will advertise directly to you, based on information picked up from, say, a chip in your cell phone. Perishables like milk could be packaged with sensors layered in their cardboard to let you know whether they've always been stored at appropriate temperatures. Other products in the pipeline include plastic solar panels, low-cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Cheaper Chip | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...this is a funny movie, but if you’re like me you’re going to identify with this film so hard that you’ll want some alcohol to blame the sobbing on. So crack open a bottle of your favorite local micro-brew and enjoy. 1. Drink every time someone is dressed in moody vintage clothing. 2. Drink that one time people in the movie drink bottles of Brooklyn beer. Because it’s like the movie is set in Brooklyn so even though Bujalski’s writing is all understated...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SCREENSHOTS: 'Mutual Appreciation' | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...It’s kind of like a micro-origami process,” Wood says. “By altering the geometry of layers of different materials, we can produce different joint structures...

Author: By Anupriya Singhal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Not Your Grandma’s Robot | 2/5/2007 | See Source »

...What’s most impressive is the range of expertise he brings to the creation of these micro-creatures—he uses structural design, fluid mechanics, automatic controls, microfabrication, and more,” McKay Professor of Engineering Robert D. Howe writes in an e-mail. “By drawing on all these disciplines, he can create sophisticated devices with astonishing performance...

Author: By Anupriya Singhal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Not Your Grandma’s Robot | 2/5/2007 | See Source »

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