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MIT Unveils First Solar Cells Printed On Paper 125

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 05, 2010 @02:20PM from the let's-give-them-some-post-unveiing-privacy dept.

lucidkoan writes "MIT researchers recently unveiled the world's first thin-film solar cell printed on a sheet of paper. The panel was created using a process similar to that of an inkjet printer, producing semiconductor-coated paper imbued with carbon-based dyes that give the cells an efficiency of 1.5 to 2 percent. That's not incredibly efficient, but the convenience factor makes up for it. And in the future, researchers hope that the same process used in the paper solar cells could be used to print cells on metal foil or even plastic. If they're able to gear efficiencies up to scale, the development could revolutionize the production and installation of solar panels."

NHS Should Stop Funding Homeopathy, Says Parliamentary Committee 507

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday February 23, 2010 @02:57PM from the how-am-I-going-to-align-my-chakras-now dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Homeopathic remedies work no better than placebos, and so should no longer be paid for by the UK National Health Service, a committee of British members of parliament has concluded. In preparing its report, the committee, which scrutinizes the evidence behind government policies, took evidence from scientists and homeopaths, and reviewed numerous reports and scientific investigations into homeopathy. It found no evidence that such treatments work beyond providing a placebo effect." Updated 201025 19:40 GMT by timothy: This recommendation has some people up in arms.

Comment Re:Other Services (Score 1) 217

by jennygerbi on Thursday September 09, 2004 @06:08PM (#10206647) Attached to: Trouble for Tivo and NetFlix Partnership?

Not even been tempted. I joined Netflix a long time ago. At that time, I was going to cancel due to the expense (I'm poor), and they told me about the secret, two-movies at a time 13$/month plan. I jumped on it. A few months ago they sent me a very nice email that they had to increase prices by a dollar, but they will grandfather me into the plan and not kick me off. I get UNLIMITED movies for 14/month.

So, I'm all for Netflix. I don't see how the others compete.

If Netflix starts sending porn, they better also start cleaning and inspecting the DVD's. Only problem I've had are DVD's that are beat up and fail... almost all the way through the movie.

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