April 2007 Opinions

U.S. Earth-Sensing Satellites Left Out In the Cold

Government programs are giving weather prediction and climate monitoring shorter shrift

Carbon Commerce

Emissions trading has a turbulent takeoff in Europe

A Power Plant for the Home

Basement furnaces generate electricity, too

Becoming Your Own Boss

From dream to reality

Social-isms

Learn Like A Human

Why Can't A Computer Be More Like A Brain?

Becoming Your Own Boss

From dream to reality

Quiet on Demand

These speakers take the edge off noisy travel

Q&A With: Moore's IP Manager

We talked with Mac Leckrone, who manages IP licensing for Silicon Valley's second most famous Moore—Charles Moore, whose inventions figure in almost every modern microprocessor. In the past year, Leckrone has made a mint for his firm and for Moore by licensing Moore's patents to a baker's dozen of major manufacturers