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14 November 2007

My Faves for Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Employing nanotechnologies to precisely structure the materials used in solar cells, researchers are creating novel types of photovoltaic devices that could finally make solar power a broadly practical source of renewable energy.

Quoted: From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

[tags: solar, Nanotech]

A company in Japan has developed a novel way of making solar cells that cuts production costs by as much as 50 percent. The photovoltaic (PV) cells are made up of arrays of thousands of tiny silicon spheres surrounded by hexagonal reflectors.

Quoted: From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

[tags: solar, pv]

I'm currently having problems with Google Calendar when entering events. If I create an event using the edit screen (rather than quick add) and use the calendar date picker, it seems to be getting confused between date formats. To create an event for the 4th December 2007, I have to select the 12th April 2007 in the calendar (which is selected by default if I click the 4th December 2007 box in the main calendar view). I can only assume it's mixing up US/UK date formats – i.e. 4/12/2007 vs 12/4/2007.

[tags: google calendar, problem]

This column was conceived under the influence of a green-colored, high-proof herbal liquor that was illegal in the United States for more than 95 years.

Quoted: Recently the anise-flavored spirit Absinthe has been seeping back into the mainstream.

[tags: history, absinthe, anise, pastis]

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