Justin Hall-Tipping delivers an important TED Talk back in July 2011.
Why can’t we solve our problems? Great presentation! We need to rid ourselves of politicians who will not let the science win and penalize or eliminate those companies hostile to such science and who would put into a basement somewhere such ideas and technologies never to see the light of day again. Remember Nikola Tesla, the electrical/mechanical engineer/inventor (Thomas Edison’s lab assistant, and eventual competitor), who thought of free electricity using magnetic motors, but all of his inventions are locked up somewhere.
Also see http://qz.com/49931/europes-plan-to-leapfrog-silicon-valley-pour-billions-into-the-super-material-known-as-graphene/ and http://www.ted.com/talks/donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_renewable_energy
http://www.ted.com/talks/justin_hall_tipping_freeing_energy_from_the_grid.html
