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Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatoms

Researchers say there's enough oil made by tiny diatoms to power the planet. Or at least reduce worries about "peak oil." We simply have to harvest it, "milk" it they say. Diatoms are single-cell algae that naturally produce oil as part of their living activities. Diatoms, these...

Tags: Diatoms, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-23

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News to know: Intel-Nokia; Netbooks; Security Essentials; Oracle; Win7

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dana Blankenhorn: Intel-Nokia deal boosts open source Jason Hiner: A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they...

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Blog posts 2009-06-24

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatoms

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatomsI won't gripe about the lawyer crack.You can even throw in used car salesmen an politicians.Interesting thing about diatoms. They live in water. The article you linked to neglected to mention whether or not the diatoms in question live in ocean...

Tags: carbon, carbon dioxide, pollution

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

News to know: Vista SP1; Microsoft earnings; MacBook specs; VOIP

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1 Larry Dignan: Microsoft earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook Jeff Jones err Microsoft: Vista more secure than everything Is Microsoft tinkering with Live...

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Blog posts 2008-01-25

Will diatoms lead to faster computer chips?

Will diatoms lead to faster computer chips?Just exhaleJust get the world to exhale only 3 times less per minute for a week, and we'll lick this global warming thing.BTW, are humans so arrogant that they think they can 'control' the global climate? Are humans stupid enough to think they...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Semiconductors, computer, computer chip, chip

Discussion threads 2008-01-24

Will diatoms lead to faster computer chips?

Diatoms are unicellular algae and one of the most common types of phytoplankton. One of their main characteristics is they encase themselves in shells made of silica. According to a team of U.S. researchers who successfully decoded the genome of a particular diatom named Thalassiosira pseudonana, these very small algae...

Tags: Computer Chip, Carbon Dioxide, Shell, University Of Washington, Gene, Ocean, Carbon, Computer, Chip, Semiconductors, Productivity, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-24

Diatoms Screen Saver 1.1 (Mac)

A screen saver based on a fast fourier transform. It draws symmetrical patterns.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screensaver, Pattern, Steven Simon, Desktops, Hardware

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