tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049156441629234157.post5233129727978376330..comments2023-11-02T20:20:45.143+05:30Comments on kpowerinfinity on Technology: Should prizes make a come back as against grants?kpowerinfinityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08844550390473205890noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049156441629234157.post-41444983251571294692010-02-06T03:15:40.037+05:302010-02-06T03:15:40.037+05:30I'm the kind of guy who passions to seek recen...I'm the kind of guy who passions to seek recent stuff. Right now I am fabricating my private photovoltaic panels. I am making it all alone without the aid of my men. I am using the net as the only way to acheive that. I saw a really brilliant site that explains how to contruct photovoltaic panels and so on. The web site explains all the steps involved in solar panel construction.<br /><br />I am not sure bout how precise the info given there is. If some people over here who have xp with these things can have a peak and give your feedback in the thread it will be awesome and I would really treasure it, cauze I extremely like solar panel construction.<br /><br />Tnx for reading this. You people are the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049156441629234157.post-46811127874365165312008-02-23T12:26:00.000+05:302008-02-23T12:26:00.000+05:30Debnath,I agree with you. The balance has to be ma...Debnath,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you. The balance has to be maintained properly... prizes will not work for everything. They are very useful for end-user technology, where you need to innovate with existing technology, rather than develop fundamental laws.<BR/><BR/>I am of the opinion that there can be no silver bullet for everything, and we need to experiment with multiple means. No harm having both grants and prizes co-exist.kpowerinfinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844550390473205890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049156441629234157.post-27008346709210962482008-02-22T20:21:00.000+05:302008-02-22T20:21:00.000+05:30Would have to disagree on the whole. The fundament...Would have to disagree on the whole. The fundamental problem is that a grant gives money to solve the problem, whereas a prize gives money after the solution has been found. Hence, I do not see how this could work in research areas in which heavy funding is needed to achieve the solution (like computational biology or supercomputing). Most of the achievements listed under prizes seemed to be relatively lower cost inventions. <BR/>Don't know if this would work, but to avoid monopolies, grants can be issued with the clause that restrict monopolies upon the completion of research (especially in NSF/ govt related grants). <BR/>Also, regarding cheaper drugs in Africa, I honestly feel there should be some antitrust laws against it, I heard a Bill Clinton lecture (I think this was where he got the TED prize, but not sure) where he said the same AIDS drugs cost less in Norway than in Africa....possibly demand supply, but then I think economies of scale would set in. Can not comment further without facts :D<BR/>But interesting article nonetheless :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com