The American section of the show, at the Whitney, organized by Phyllis Lambert with K. Michael Hays, adjunct curator of architecture, deals with Mies's development of modular construction, from the long, low buildings of the Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago campus, which he designed as head of its architecture department, to his high-rise apartments and offices and his ultimate vision, the resolution of structure and enclosure as monumental, universal space.

WSJ: How Less Became More

You can also add software control to the board, which will work in conjunction with the hardware, bringing universal control interfaces to the otherwise space-limited Arduino.

ENGADGET: Droplet and StackAR bring physical interface to virtual experiences, communicate through light (hands-on)

Business acceptance of real-time collaboration tools is moving toward becoming as universal as it is in the consumer space ( Google Docs, Box.net, Dropbox).

FORBES: The Data Explosion and the Networked Enterprise

Those who pay close attention to the sustainability space may be wondering right about now about the Global Reporting Initiative, which also uses a universal metric.

FORBES: Apples to Apples: Comparing Sustainability Projects' Cost And Environment Benefits