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Comment Re:I hope yahoo stands firm (Score 2, Insightful) 119

by Metaldsa on Sunday July 13, 2008 @09:39AM (#24172013) Attached to: Yahoo Rejects Another Bid From Microsoft, Icahn

But the first board is tainted in a sense. $31 was a great deal. $33 was even better. Asking for $40 was just greedy and it bit them in the ass. Yahoo is a $19 stock and if investors want to make 50% return than they should sell off to MS. Icahn isn't going to get screwed over.

Researchers Improve Solar Cell Performance 292

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday July 11, 2008 @05:12PM from the it's-the-mirrors dept.

Vegematic writes "Researchers at MIT have improved solar collectors using dyes. They just increased their performance results by a factor of 4. These paint-on materials can increase the power obtained from existing solar cells by a factor of over 40 without needing to track the sun. 'By collecting light over their full surface and concentrating it at their edges, these devices reduce the required area of solar cells and consequently, the cost of solar power. Stacking multiple concentrators allows the optimization of solar cells at each wavelength, increasing the overall power output.' There is also a shorter FAQ available."

Will the U.S. Lose Control of the Internet? 553

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @10:59AM from the could-be dept.

MattSparkes writes "The first UN-sponsored Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting is taking place next week in Athens, which aims to 'contribute to a better understanding of how the internet can be used to its full potential.' It is likely that several countries will object to the US monopoly on Internet governance, as they did at the last meeting, where the US cited fears of a loss of freedom of speech as the reason for retaining power. Other topics to be discussed include online security, access for non-English users and spam."

Testosterone Tumbling in American Males 597

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday October 29, 2006 @01:17PM from the zomg-where-are-my-lead-pants dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo is running a story about a study that concludes that testosterone levels are falling across all age groups among American men. It says 'The testosterone-fueled American male may be losing his punch'" I leave it to you all to draw your conclusions about this, but I still wonder what my hours of laptop-fu does to me.

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