Yeah … the question is: where would the next Bell Labs come from for long term scientific endeavors? The national labs? But the funding there can be quite volat

Yeah … the question is: where would the next Bell Labs come from for long term scientific endeavors? The national labs? But the funding there can be quite volatile … The universities? But it could run the risk of being too academic. There is a need for an environment like the old Bell Labs, with problems and opportunities coming from practical matters, yet with folks who are interested in solving the problems but not stopping at solving the problems only …