> didn't find a good way yet to encourage it This is why we have public funding of basic research. Allows resources to be allocated to things that don't have

> didn't find a good way yet to encourage it This is why we have public funding of basic research. Allows resources to be allocated to things that don't have obvious enough commercial benefits to get funding or are too risky for private investment alone to accomplish. Microelectronics are a prime example: http://wvvw.thebhc.org/sites/default/files/beh/BEHprint/v024n2/p0133-p0166.pdf http://wvvw.thebhc.org/sites/default/files/beh/BEHprint/v024....