Still Bill , with an event entitled: "Quantum Materials - Perspectives and Opportunities The Rice Center for Quantum Materials Launch " , there could be a bit more than mere speculation that this might finally be QMCs' Hello-World/Coming-out Party. QMC is afterall, the only one on the panel representing the enterprise sector & with all the inter-relations between Rice & QMC ...well , who knows what might come about...not me. But I'll be crossing my fingers just the same...I (like you all) am plenty ready & have been for 6yrs now