The currency markets were pretty exciting yesterday with the dollar losing steam early on but slowly building some momentum on the upside throughout the day. This morning, the dollar has spiked higher as investors start to seek out the “haven” of U.S. Treasuries. The currency markets continue to be held hostage by the Greeks. As…Read more…

“Worried that the Federal Reserve and the U.S. dollar are on the brink of collapse,” says a report at CNNMoney, “lawmakers from 13 states… are seeking approval from their state governments to either issue their own alternative currency or explore it as an option.” “In the event of hyperinflation,” warns Glen Bradley, who has sponsored…Read more…

Back in 1959, Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman delivered a now-famous talk titled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” in which he envisioned the potential applications of tiny machines. Today, one of the most important innovations leading to the current generation of smartphones and tablets is known as MEMS… Shorthand for “micro-electromechanical machines,” MEMS are…Read more…