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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. Even in his home of Singapore, few people know of Tan or Trek. Today it is familiar worldwide. Why aren’t they more famous?

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

Baua Electric

The library is never busy; it’s beautifully designed and has a variety of comfy seating,” added Ms. Get outside without leaving the airport Increasingly, airport designers are incorporating outdoor spaces that let travelers breathe a little fresh air while waiting to take off. Linda Norris, of Treadwell, N.Y., Norris, 68. At Daniel K.