http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/PressSummary01-15-09.pdf The above is a government link that breaks down the stimulus package… It seems to me that at LEAST a THIRD will not directly stimulate the economy… "Scientific Research • National Science Foundation: billion, including billion for expanding employment… Continue Reading
GOVERNMENT FUNDING of basic research has been astonishingly productive. Over the past five decades it has led to the development of the Internet, lasers, global positioning satellites, magnetic resonance imaging, DNA sequencing, and hundreds of other technologies. With the end… Continue Reading
Cheaper Materials Could Be Key To Low-cost Solar Cells ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2009) — Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of… Continue Reading