Lab taps graphene for computer chips
Depending how scientists manipulate graphene, it can be a better conductor of electricity than copper or a better-insulated semiconductor than silicon.
Weeding out weed: EST device sniffs out medical marijuana
In a laboratory in Newbury Park, a team of engineers has taught a machine to take a big whiff of pot.
Editorial: Bargain hunters in Ventura County
In the case of Ventura County, it is aging baby boomers looking for second homes on the cheap who are checking out the area.
Op/ed: Is ‘ethical capitalism’ an oxymoron?
By Steve Mintz on December 2, 2011 It is quite popular these days to reflect on whether capitalism as an economic system does more harm than good. Critics of capitalism, such as those in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, claim that the actions of corporate America and Wall Street investment firms contributed to the financial Read More →
Gene Haas finally earns a Sprint Cup
When Gene Haas sets his sights on a goal, he’s one heck of a determined guy.
Defense firm to cut 170 jobs in Thousand Oaks
A defense contractor is cutting about 170 jobs in Thousand Oaks as it shutters a facility that made signal jammers to prevent IED attacks during the Iraq war. McLean, Va.-based ITT Exelis’ electronic systems division operated a factory with about 215 employees on Willow Lane in Thousand Oaks. About 45 of those workers will be Read More →
