Tag: Technology

Top Technology Breakthroughs of 2008

10. Flexible Displays Researchers have worked on thin, paperlike displays that can be folded, rolled or sewn into the sleeve of your hoodie. Flexible displays could change the way we interact with the info-universe, creating new kinds of cellphones, portable…

Oil Industry and Technology

West Texas Crude. In 1939, a huge discovery launched the Permian Basin of West Texas into one of the country’s first major domestic oil sources. By the 1980s, the local town of Midland boasted more millionaires per capita than any…

Oil Industry and Technology

West Texas Crude. In 1939, a huge discovery launched the Permian Basin of West Texas into one of the country’s first major domestic oil sources. By the 1980s, the local town of Midland boasted more millionaires per capita than any…