ARPA-E, a federal effort to lead 'green' technology
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 19:35
in Mathematics & Economics
An energy research agency applies the same theory that led to the invention of the Internet: that government funding churns out radical innovations. Director Arun Majumdar talks about the challenges. Half a century ago, after the Soviet Union jolted Americans by sending Sputnik into orbit, the Defense Department launched a little-noticed program designed to help the United States leapfrog the frontiers of technology...