12-year-old Revolutionizes the Solar Cell I got this article while reading Yahoo News,written by Chris Radcliff. William Yuan, a seventh-grader from Portland, OR, developed a three-dimensional solar cell that absorbs UV as well as visible light. The combination of the two might greatly improve cell efficiency. William's project earned him a $25,000 scholarship and a trip to the Library of Congress to accept the award, which is usually...

Modular Office Furniture for You and MePart-II Here is a simple rundown on the basic things that you should consider when it comes to choosing modular office furniture: After learning about the two different types of modular office furniture, it is now time for your to look at how flexible they are. Consider circumstances such as, will you be able to bring them along with you when you move? Or can they easily be arranged in cubes or the traditional bullpen style? If these are your main concerns, then check with your local office...

10 Things you may not know about BLUETOOTH BlueTooth is 10 years old I am not kidding. It was back in 1998 that this wireless method was conceived by European telecommunications giant Ericsson. Ericsson along with four other companies selected the name Bluetooth and formed the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) to develop the technology. Now it is the most widely used short-range wireless technology. Billions are soldTHERE ARE MORE BLUETOOTH RADIOS ON THE PLANET THAN ANY OTHER Cambridge Silicon Radio — the leading Bluetooth...

“World’s smallest” Bluetooth headset released A Bluetooth headset weighing less than 6 grams (.21 ounces) and measuring l.3 inches long and .63 inches wide was released by INVISIO, who claims that the G5 is the “world’s smallest Bluetooth headset.” The headset provides up to 4 hours of talk time and 150 hours of standby time and comes with a “Protective Charging case” that charges the headset each time it is placed in the case. When...

Chrome is Not a Windows-Killer I’ve been reading all sorts of starry eyed accounts as to how the new browser from Google dubbed Chrome is going to kill Windows. As someone who is absolutely dazzled by Chrome, I’m here to tell you that it isn’t the case. Certainly, we may be looking at one of the best browsers to date, particularly for the Windows platform. It’s sleek not just in appearance, but load times and memory usage. That said,...