Also, it bears noting that a lot of research that was considered a "waste of time" with "no feasible application" became the foundation of much of the technology we use today.
Pointless research simply for the joy of discovery usually ends up being an important part of some future field of engineering.
Breakthroughs, big or little, are what continue to contribute to the evolution of technology. I think that developing a fast scanner is an amazing feat. The article does provide direct quotations (from the developers themselves) that explain a little bit about the potential for the fast scanner, and in that aspect, it may be worth reading.
Regarding the Daily Bruin, keep in mind that it's a college newspaper. It's a source of information, but it's not the Times, and it's not horrible either. The writers may not be the brightest bunch, but neither are the undergrad students doing research, or the business students looking to be entrepreneurs, etc etc...
I suppose if you're disgusted, it's wise to just stop looking at it. However, I do think that the Daily Bruin deserves more credit. It's difficult to judge how awful the writers might be when we, ourselves, are probably worse. :)
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love." -- Albert Einstein
If you think the Daily Bruin is bad, try reading the Baylor Lariat without your brain turning into snot and running out your nose.
Well, like Bliss said, it's just that I dislike college newspapers in general. The jab at the Bruin's writers may have been out of line, but I only really said that because I'm friends with some of them
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