You can be sure that innovation is far from over, and that while both steel and silicon will be around for a long time, neither will anchor the next great innovation wave.

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So today we make both better silicon for solar cells, and better steel for oil exploration.

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Its skin and interior aren't made of the standard steel and upholstery, but rather squishy silicon the same material that goes into breast implants.

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The nano science facility that has the sleek, modern look of Silicon Valley compared to the concrete-and-steel of the University at Albany main campus is expanding again.

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The epicenters of innovation that epitomize employment and economic growth continuously shift, moving from Omaha (farming), to Pittsburgh (steel), to Detroit (automotive), to even Hollywood (entertainment), San Jose (silicon), and Seattle (software).

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