Increased anti-terrorism security at nuclear power plants, refineries and along thousands of miles of pipelines is likely to have long-range impact on the nation's energy systems, industry officials say.
Hal Plotkin argues that the U.S. should declare a goal of "developing a practical, working, cost-efficient nanovehicle within 10 years" to excite the public imagination and reinvigorate the ailing technological sector in the same way the "Space Race" did in the 1960s'.