“ Cut the graybeards, see real growth First of all, it's glad to see this issue getting the coverage that it needs. As someone with a science Ph.D... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on September 27, 2011 at 2:13 PM EDT

“ I "half-heartedly" disagree... While I do hold some optimism that we will see important advancements from "garage biotech," here are some things... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 21, 2011 at 5:49 PM EDT

“ Short-sightedness will get the best of them Wow, I had no idea that Intel even had their own research wings... As someone who has thought about... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 6, 2011 at 1:21 PM EDT

“ plasmonic nanoparticles more effective? The concerns about the effectiveness of this sort of system are, in my view, well founded. Nature is... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 6, 2011 at 12:57 PM EDT

“ Extracting the enzymes? My question is, why can't you just extract the enzymes and/or organelles directly responsible for sugar production and... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 2, 2011 at 7:03 PM EDT

“ Paging Mises... Your post succinctly states a problem that is highly familiar to free-market Austrian economists such as Hayek and Mises and is... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on October 16, 2010 at 6:09 PM EDT

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“ Vacuum or no vacuum? The article states that the Abound process does not require breaking vacuum... I understand why this helps to reduce cost.... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on July 14, 2010 at 10:03 PM EDT

“ Replacing silicon? It's interesting that he's in the "let's replace silicon" camp, while there seems to be an equally (if not more) persuasive... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on May 9, 2010 at 12:51 PM EDT

“ The metal needs to be able to support a plasmon resonance for this to work. Unfortunately, the only metals known to do this with low damping in the... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 27, 2010 at 12:15 AM EDT

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“ Headline is INCORRECT I'm surprised that nobody has caught this yet, but this is *anything but* the "First light-driven nanomachine." Look at... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on December 3, 2008 at 5:10 PM EST