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- Building on flexible solar cellsThe relevant questionsHow does the cost per unit of energy output compare? And is the material recyclable? It seems to me these are more significant than efficiency at converting light to electricity (the sun if free, after all) and the lifespan of the product (within...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Building on flexible solar cells
- Plastic solar cell maker Konarka has developed a transparent solar cell and signed a deal with Arch to integrate the cells into windows and other building materials. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-05-08
- Nanomaterials for solar cells up 48% in 2008
- Despite a sluggish forecast for the overall high-tech industry in 2009, nanomaterials for solar cells grew 47% in 2008 and is projected to grow another 44% in 2009, according to The Information Network. by AM
- Blog posts 2009-02-14
- Mother nature uses green tech
- Researchers in Japan and China have discovered some butterfly wings have tiny solar collectors. The scientists used mother nature's evolutionary brilliance to man-make more efficient solar cells. The research found that butterflies are far more efficient at collecting solar energy than similar man-made solar cells. ...
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- IBM and Harvard applying tech grid ideas to solar grid research project
- The grid computing team at IBM is teaming up with researchers at Harvard University to create a solar development project on the World Community Grid. The grid project spans more than 200 countries and currently links to the processing resources of more than 1 million computers. The...
- Blog posts 2008-12-08
- The cost of solar cells [video]
- At the Always On Venture Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a panel of solar energy executives debates whether or not silicon prices will fall as the industry matures. While they all think margins will narrow, they disagree on whether there will be an industry wide shakeout, or if the...
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- The cost of creating solar cells
- At the Always On Venture Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a panel of solar energy executives debates whether or not silicon prices will fall as the industry matures. While they all think margins will narrow, they disagree on whether there will be an industry wide shakeout, or if the...
- Videos 2008-12-04
- What a difference one atom makes
- A new study by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science shows exactly how important a single atom can be in a complex molecule. Reporting in the Nov. 26 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Yang Yang, a professor of materials science...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Photos: Chasing a solar revolution in Mass.
- A look inside a pilot solar cell facility where Boston-area start-up 1366 Technologies is chipping away at the cost of solar power. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-10-17
- 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...
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Solar-powered cellphones
- In "Self-powered displays keep gadgets alive," New Scientist describes two new patents granted to Nokia and Motorola which plan to improve the batteries of our favorite handhelds see below for tips on how to find a full version of a patent. While Nokia wants to develop self-powered billboards, Motorola is...
- Blog posts 2007-05-05
- Solar cell breaks efficiency record
- Solar cell breaks efficiency recordBreak even at $1 per watt would be 3 yearsToday, I pay 11 cents per kilowatt-hour from Xcel Energy. At $1 per watt, a solar panel rated at 1000 watts would cost $1000. It would take 9000 hours of use to break even. ...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-07
- More powerful solar cells
- Today, solar cells are not a very efficient way to produce electricity, even if the source of energy is free. They can be manufactured from thick crystalline silicon wafers (300 microns thick) or thinner non-crystalline ones (about 2 microns thick). But 'thin' cells built are less efficient than 'thick' ones,...
- Blog posts 2006-09-21
- Fractal stupidity
- Fractal stupiditySo long as $$$ drives usWe will never as a race achieve the greatness we could realize. Greed, in an object that truly has no real value is what is preventing the human race from moving forward. How many wonderful technologies have been shelved and forgotten because it would...
- Discussion threads 2004-03-18
- Solar Cell 2.14 (Windows)
- From modest white dwarfs to red supergiants, you design your own stellar phenomena. You control the coronal flares, diffraction spikes, sun-surface detail, halo and rainbow effects. SolarCell lets you make brilliant stars in impossible colors, or tone down the controls for a more realistic look. SolarCell's dice button gives you...
- Software downloads 2000-06-01
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- Who here has ever needed to replace the battery in their notebook?
- Who here has ever needed to replace the battery in their notebook?Not personallyI have never replaced a battery in a notebook that I owned, but my girlfriend tends to keep computers for a long time, and I just replaced the battery in her +/- 5 year old G4 Powerbook recently....
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Motorla Clutch i425 (Boost Mobile)
- Photo gallery:Motorola Clutch i425If you like Nextel's features, but can't afford the services plans, you'd be wise to consider Boost Mobile. Sort of a Sprint Nextel younger brother, Boost offers similar phones and services at a cheaper price. And now with the new Motorola Clutch i425, Boost also gets its...
- Product reviews 2009-06-16
- Casio Exilim C721 (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Casio Exilim C721 Verizon WirelessCasio may be better known for its slim Exilim cameras than its mobile handsets in the U.S. The only Casio phones available in the U.S. have been the G'zOne series of handsets, all of which are ruggedized and built to withstand the elements. The G'zOne...
- Product reviews 2009-06-10
- Photos: Silicon Valley adopts renewable energy tech
- City and county governments in Silicon Valley are looking toward solar and fuel cell technology to provide cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-05-18
- Advances in TREKnology
- Advances in TREKnologyI can think of three . . .right off the top of my head:1) The high-speed sliding doors at every mall, store, emergency room, etc, you go to today, came about as a direct result of the inventor seeing it on Star Trek, and wanted to duplicate...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-08
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