In a capitalist society, the way things usually work is that government and academia focus on research and development, while industry focuses on commercialization. The result is an increasingly wide disconnect in the applied research sector, which deals primarily with technology development and demonstration.

I have posted before about the many people who helped me along the way to becoming a productive member of the gear community. Today I would like to...

  We have all seen the Internet meme of politicians wearing corporate logos so the public will know who their backers are. I would like to ...

  It may surprise some people that there was football before the Super Bowl. I know this because back in those dark ages we wat...

Regular unleaded gasoline prices dropped below $1.50 a gallon in the Chicago suburbs this week. That hardly seemed possible when prices peaked well...

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday that needs to go global. Local conditions need not be “perfect” to celebrate the good things in our liv...

The American Gear Manufacturers’ Association [AGMA] will celebrate its 100^th Anniversary in 2016. The party will begin with the Fall Tec...

One of the consequences of growing older is saying good bye to friends you have made along the way. Word reached me this week that one of the best ...

Job creation has been a popular platform for politicians for as long as I can remember. What seems to be lacking is any sort of “after action repor...

[starbox] One of the great things about our Internet Age is the ability to reconnect with old friends and associates.  Apparently I have left qu...