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Sunshine is free, so can photovoltaics be cheap?

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

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Here’s how to make a solar cell from silicon: take one solid block of doped silicon, saw it into thin wafers, layer said semiconductors beneath a panel of transparent glass, connect them to a metal electrode that can channel away the electrons knocked loose by incoming photons and turn [...]

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NoMix toilets make a splash in European study

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

If you’ve ever considered the humble urinal, you might have noticed that it uses much less water than a toilet. It only makes sense – since they don’t receive any feces, urinals don’t need all the water necessary to carry such solid waste through to the sewer line. When you use [...]

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India’s Rural Cell Movement: Can You Hear Me Now?

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

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Last time I was in India I wrote about the amazing business model innovation that had allowed telecom operators to make money on a paltry $6 a month per average user. That compares to a desired average monthly payment of $50 or more in the U.S.
The results have been phenomenal—550 [...]

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Vittana Applies The Kiva Model To Help Finance Education In Developing Countries

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

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The microfinance model has proved to be a valuable way to raise funds for entrepreneurs all over the country, as exemplified by the success of Kiva. Seattle-based Vittana is taking a similar approach to helping fund education in developing countries by allowing you to lend directly to students in [...]

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Dreaming the Possible Dream

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

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USA-centric but world important
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The thing I love most about America is that there’s always somebody who doesn’t get the word — somebody who doesn’t understand that in a Great Recession you’re supposed to hunker down, downsize and just hold on for dear life. I have a couple of [...]

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