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...Rescorla's many friends - from his Army days on - have been advocating a Presidential Medal of Freedom for him. But that has gone nowhere, because to celebrate his achievements and sacrifices on 9/11 calls attention to those - at the Port Authority and elsewhere - who got it all wrong. Steven R. Hansen, Jonesboro, Ariz...
...evolution hasn't occurred overnight. Thin film is a relatively young technology, and moving it from the laboratory to mass production has been tricky. Even some of the best-funded thin-film start-ups--like Miasolé, based in Santa Clara, Calif.--have been plagued with production disruptions. "Going from R&D to manufacturing is always fraught with gotchas," says Joseph Laia, Miasolé's CEO. "There are a whole series of things you didn't see because no one has really done this at scale." Since the industry is still small, for example, companies can't always count on easy access...
...Happening Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan; rated R; out now A toxic breeze blows through the northeastern U.S., and people start killing themselves. A married couple (Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel) goes on the run to stay alive, but nothing can save the lamest sci-fi drama yet from the auteur of The Sixth Sense. Laced with bizarre histrionics and sluggish scare tactics, The Happening is an ill wind indeed...
...Rescorla's many friends--from his Army days on--have been advocating a Presidential Medal of Freedom for him. But that has gone nowhere, because to celebrate his achievements and sacrifices on 9/11 calls attention to those--at the Port Authority and elsewhere--who got it all wrong. Steven R. Hansen, JONESBORO, ARIZ...
...burned, boiling water into steam to run a turbine. Gasification is an established technique, already used with fossil fuels, particularly coal. Applying it to rubbish opens a new and abundant fuel source. "As a waste-disposal method, it seems to make a lot of sense," says Jonathan R. Gibbins, an energy expert at London's Imperial College...