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Reports on the launching of the Voting Technology Project by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology. Flaws of other voting systems; Reliance of paper ballots and optical scanners; Security of voting in machines.

The article presents the highlights of the 10th annual Art Methods & Materials Show held in Pasadena, California in October 2005. Artists including David A. Leffel and Johnnie Liliedahl provided lectures and demonstrations. Gamblin Artist's Oil Colors and Colson Printing also made it possible for students to work in classrooms and on location with various artists such as Ross Merrill and Robert Gamblin. Winners in the art competition were announced on October 9.

This article focuses on the computer graphics artists Erik Sandberg. He is located in Pasadena, California. Ha has degrees with distinction from Art Center College of Design and The Art Institute of Minneapolis. He is influenced by Vintage Americana, the eclectic cityscapes of Los Angeles and contemporary fine art, and forgotten slide carousels found at estate sales and family attics. He says having a studio in historical down-town Pasadena is great in the sense that he can walk to the coffee shop, FedEx and the library all in seconds, not to mention the weather is always beautiful. His philosophy is to work hard to keep it interesting for his audience and him. When working, he tries to build the paintings with everything he has at his disposal, whether it is a newly modified polygon model or paper torn out of an antique music book.

The article provides information on the 2009 Fortune Brainstorm Tech meeting on July 2009 in Pasadena, California. The meeting featured many magnates from marketing, advertising, and entertainment industry. The former U.S. presidential candidate, Howard Dean was the speaker at the meeting while, the inventor Ray Kurzweil delivered his paper regarding the exponential advancement and impact of semiconductor technologies.

Reports on the discovery of the destabilizing effects of the stars in the solar system on the Oort Cloud, a reservoir of comets far beyond the planets. Observations made by the European Hipparcos satellite and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California; Reference to a paper published in the February 1999 issue of `The Astronomical Journal.'

Describes the development by scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, of a multi-functional glass that detects pollutants in the air by changing color. Paper by Albert Steigman and associates; How the glass functions as a chemical sensor; Other comments on the glass.