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Solar power coming to a store near you (AP)

Solar power coming to a store near you

Technology / Energy

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (30) | comments 28

(AP) -- Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.


The world's highest efficiency energy conversion photovoltanic (solar panel) cell

Hi-tech, eco-friendly dream home takes shape in Japan

Technology / Energy

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

On Tokyo Bay, at the edge of the largest urban sprawl on Earth, sits what may be an environmentalist's dream home.


Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray (AP)

Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray

Technology / Business

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Although prices for some Blu-ray players dropped below $100 this holiday season, customers are hesitating to jump into the next-generation video format. Even people who already own Blu-ray players ...


Home Field Advantage Often Overestimated In College Football

Home Field Advantage Often Overestimated In College Football

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

This year, many of college football's biggest rivalry games take place over Thanksgiving weekend. A win earns bragging rights for the year. Visiting teams are often thought to be at a considerable disadvantage, ...


In College Football, Home Field Advantage Often Overestimated

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

This year, many of college football's biggest rivalry games take place over Thanksgiving weekend. A win earns bragging rights for the year. Visiting teams are often thought to be at a considerable disadvantage, especially ...


People work harder when expecting a future challenging task

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Consumers will work harder on a task if they're expecting to have to do something difficult at a later time, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Building the smart home wirelessly

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Like the paperless office, the smart home has been a long time coming, but a report published in the International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology, suggests that radio tags coupled with mobile communications device ...