Scouring The Planet for Brainiacs.

Examines the search for the brightest innovators world wide. Looks at a Microsoft facility outside Beijing, China where bright young inventors are developing many innovative programs; Comments from Microsoft Research Senior Vice-President Richard F. Rashid that they chose to open the center in Beijing because of the wealth of technical talent there; How innovation is increasingly a global game; Ability of companies to shop the world for intellectual property needed for new products; Example of how diffuse the innovation process has become; The availability of technology which allows even small companies to create best selling products. INSET: The World's Rising Innovation Hot Spots.