Whenever I have a problem like this, I go to the library (university, preferably) and get all the books on the subject that I can and pile 'em up around me...
Then I Photoread all the books with my purpose being to solve that specific problem...
Finally, when I go to sleep, I ask my unconscious mind to work on the problem and present the answer to me the next day.
This is a fantastic method for synthesizing large amounts of information for a specific purpose. Give it a try!
Mike
