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Communications on â€˜the cheapâ€™ from Everest Base Camp, by Seth Wolpin

Solar Cell Charge — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:55:59 +0000

Communications on â€˜the cheapâ€™ from Everest Base Camp, by Seth Wolpin
Climbers in Everest south side were setting up their technology: Seth Wolpin, bringing an iPhone along with Thuraya sat phone and a basic mobile with a NTC SIM card on the way, sent a very early tech report to HumanEdgeTech from BC.

Published Jun 14, 2011.
Read more: Explorersweb

Are mobile solar chargers worth it?

Solar Cell Charge — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:15:59 +0000

Are mobile solar chargers worth it?
They sound convenient and responsible on paper, but not every solar cell phone charger will live up to the hype. Originally posted at Dialed In

Published Jun 1, 2011.
Read more: CNET

Silicon Labs offers energy harvest WSN

Solar Cell Charge — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:05:59 +0000

Silicon Labs offers energy harvest WSN
Silicon Laboratories Inc. has produced a wireless sensor node (WSN) reference design based on its Si10xx wireless microcontroller (MCU) family and powered by a solar energy harvesting source. View the full article HERE .

Published May 26, 2011.
Read more: EETimes

Profile: Samsung Replenish

Solar Cell Charge — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:48:59 +0000

Profile: Samsung Replenish
Although you might feel like a better person for buying an ecofriendly phone, the Replenish’s specs and features are largely underwhelming.

Published May 22, 2011.
Read more: Macworld

Brunton Restore solar charger is a great Father’s Day gift idea

Solar Cell Charge — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:38:59 +0000

Brunton Restore solar charger is a great Father’s Day gift idea
TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff The Brunton Restore solar charger is a great Fatherâ€™s Day gift idea. Get portable power for all your handheld electronics. Charge it up from your laptop to keep your cell phone, Mp3 player, or smart phone charged and ready when an outlet is nowhere to be found. Twin built-in solar panels help keep the Restore charged up and ready on extended trips. Compatible with …

Published May 17, 2011.
Read more: TheCelebrityCafe.com

Packing tips for techno gadgets when you travel

Solar Cell Charge — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:28:59 +0000

Packing tips for techno gadgets when you travel
Iâ€™m traveling again soon and in that pre-departure madness trying to work out what to take, finalize my itinerary and book final tickets. Madnessâ€¦ Iâ€™ve certainly got fairly good at packing over the years and thought it might be useful to share some of that here in terms of electrical gadgetry for the traveller. As

Published May 13, 2011.
Read more: Asian Correspondent

Samsung Replenish Review: A Smarter Green Phone

Solar Cell Charge — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:23:59 +0000

Samsung Replenish Review: A Smarter Green Phone
Although you might feel like a better person for buying an ecofriendly phone, the Replenish’s specs and features are largely underwhelming.

Published May 6, 2011.
Read more: PC World

New ORNL Solar Cell Technology Cranks Up Efficiency

Solar Cell Charge — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:19:59 +0000

New ORNL Solar Cell Technology Cranks Up Efficiency
With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by nearly 80 percent. The technology substantially overcomes the problem of poor transport of charges generated by solar photons. These charges — negative electrons and positive holes — typically become trapped …

Published Apr 29, 2011.
Read more: redOrbit

Solar power goes viral: Researchers use virus to improve solar-cell efficiency

Solar Cell Charge — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:00:59 +0000

Solar power goes viral: Researchers use virus to improve solar-cell efficiency
Researchers have found a way to make significant improvements to the power-conversion efficiency of solar cells by enlisting the services of tiny viruses to perform detailed assembly work at the microscopic level.

Published Apr 25, 2011.
Read more: Science Daily

SlashGear Science Week In Review â€“ April 23rd, 2011

Solar Cell Charge — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:49:59 +0000

SlashGear Science Week In Review â€“ April 23rd, 2011
This week in Science, a hybrid car that was green before green was cool, the possible future of solar energy, a couple of interesting concrete concepts, and a whole lot of medical innovations. Oh, and robots. One that takes a licking and keeps on ticking, and others that can go where no man wants to go. Earth day was this week, so we have featured some green concepts and innovations. We always …

Published Apr 23, 2011.
Read more: SlashGear