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- Nanotechnology boosts solar cells performance
- Nanotechnology boosts solar cells performanceParticle sizeThe size of the particles contributes to the particular color that is emitted when it is excited by light. Particles on a nano-scale cause this effect, but as you increase the size of the particles, the color emission no longer persists. This may...
- Tags: Semiconductors, nanotechnology, silicon nanoparticle, particle, Silicon Nanoparticles
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Nanotechnology boosts solar cells performance
- Physicists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign UIUC have improved the performance of solar cells by 60 percent. And they obtained this spectacular result by using a very simple trick. They've coated the solar cells with a film of 1-nanometer thick silicon fluorescing nanoparticles. The researchers also said that...
- Tags: Silicon, Performance, Nanoparticle, Particle, Nanotechnology, Cell, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
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- Five realities of Google or any other Workplace Wonderland
- Five realities of Google or any other Workplace WonderlandThe best will float to the top?In any sizable company there are people that aren't pushing boundaries and so will be left somewhat self-stagnating. That's inherent in 9-5 working - some people ultimately turn up to collect their pay cheque.Plus you get...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Google Inc., Workplace Wonderland, workplace, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- News to know: Microsoft; Yahoo; Google; IT contractors
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught. Dennis Howlett: Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain Paul Miller: Powerset really does go to Microsoft... but for how much? Mary Jo Foley: Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Team Management, 3G, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Could Twitter become the next PayPal?
- "Twitter's not going to make their money with advertising. So how can they be a Billion Dollar Company in a year?", writes Nate Westheimer over at Silicon Alley Insider. The answer, he says, is for Twitter to get into the P2P mobile payments space. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Mobile Messaging, Payment, Mobile, PayPal, Twitter, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Swiss solar firm has come ashore in the New World
- Swiss solar firm has come ashore in the New Worldsmart & clean: grid parity within 24 monthsGiven the fact that the price for fossile fuels are constantly rising, solar energy is one of the most promising solutions to our dwelling energy problem. Within the Solar Market Thin film applications...
- Tags: grid parity
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Solar power, no money down, could prove profitable
- You get a solar installation, you could get positive cash flow, and you pay no money down. Sounds like an offer you might read in some spam note from Bulgaria. But it's a legitimate offer from an legitimate cleantech company in California and Arizona. Solar...
- Tags: Electricity, Solar Energy, California, Arizona, Solar City, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Swiss solar firm has come ashore in the New World
- The high tech gear needed to turn out precision solar panels. Courtesy Oerlikon. Oerliklon is a venerable corporation among the Alps, publicly-traded on the Zurich stock exchange for a long time. They manufacture precision machine tools, textile equipment, other traditional industrial products. But they're...
- Tags: Photovoltaics, Oerliklon, Chris O'Brien, Oerlikon, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- The lighter side of Bill Gates
- As you all probably know, considering the 2 year lead-up to today and the considerable press coverage, it's Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft. I'd like to take a slightly different spin on covering his career and life, by pointing out the stupid stuff, in the hope it will appeal...
- Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 95, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Sales, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- Bill Gates: Saving the world is easier than saving Microsoft?
- I was shocked when I first heard that Bill Gates was going to move much of his time away from Microsoft and devote it to giving away money. MSFT is doing well financially but its short to long term prospects are challenging to say the least. The...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future
- The U.S. continues to produce a growing number of high-paying tech jobs, with the top locations being New York City, Silicon Valley, and Seattle, according to AeA's Cybercities report. Nevertheless, the report also points to a labor problem that could threaten America's tech leadership. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: U.S., Job, Technology Sector, American Electronics Association, Tech Job, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panic
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panicActive vs. Passive RFID DevicesIn addition to the comments above, it was not clear from the article I read whether the researchers were testing only active RFID or both active and passive RFID. The author of the article I read also implied...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Dana, RFID, RFID Standards, media
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- America's blocked labor policies
- A little known fact about the H-1B work visa program - the special visa used by most foreign technology workers who come to work in the United States - is that fashion models must compete for the same category of visa, a fact about which The Economist reminded me in...
- Tags: John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
- Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology and his departure from Microsoft on 27 June will mark the end of an era. Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology...
- Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Professional Development, Career, Tim Ferguson silicon.com, Microsoft, Vista
- News items 2008-06-25
- Start-up sues Google over e-mail switching tool
- Five-person LimitNone is suing Google for almost a billion dollars alleging that the company's business software unit copied a tool for moving customers off of Microsoft software onto Google's. SAN FRANCISCO--Google was named on Monday in a trade secrets lawsuit alleging that the company's business software unit copied a...
- Tags: Google Inc., Tool, Five-person LimitNone, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Management, Reuters, Google, LimitNone, e-mail, Google Apps
- News items 2008-06-24
- Facebook overtakes MySpace globally
- The latest comScore figures show Mark Zuckerberg's social network has overtaken its News Corp rival for worldwide unique visitors. New figures from metrics firm comScore show that, in May, the battle of the social-networking sites may have gained a new front-runner: Facebook appears to have surpassed long-time rival MySpace...
- Tags: Facebook, ComScore Networks Inc., Site, MySpace, Hi5, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Caroline McCarthy, ComeScore, ratings, social network
- News items 2008-06-23
- diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industry
- diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industryRE: diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industrythe lack of women in IT is less about the attitude of women than the attitude of men. perfect sat scores, check. 15 years experience, check. IQ in the 160s,...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, Testosterone, women, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-06-21
- News to know: Yang's runway; Apple patch; Google; Gates' last week
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yang's recovery runway: Months to days and board should go too. Techmeme Google's display ad gravy train rests with YouTube Richard Koman: Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups say Ryan Naraine: Microsoft blames 'human issues' for...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Data Center, Apple Inc., Data Centers, Web Browsers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- News to know: Firefox 3.0 flaw; Windows 7; IT failures; HP
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0 Dancho Danchev: A security company wants you to DDoS its servers Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Alabama's Broadband Tide Mary Jo Foley: Will Google deliver its own dynamic language runtime?...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Flaw, Web Browsers, Data Centers, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
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