IBM Turning Discarded Silicon into Solar Panels
There’s a lot of waste in the computer industry. IBM has developed a solution that takes scrap silicon disks and makes them into solar panels.
Computer chips are made of silicon wafers that have to be perfect to be usable. Imperfect wafers are thrown away after sensitive data is removed. Now, with a new process by inventor Eric White, they can be reused and made into solar panels.
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Facebook Too Swift To Judge Blogger’s Alter Ego
"Jon Swift," a political blogger writing under an assumed name, was booted off of Facebook for using a pseudonym. But a little melodrama goes a long way in the blogosphere, far enough to rally a small angry mob outside the walls of Facebook.
Ask, Dell Continue Energy-Saving Efforts
About three months ago, Ask joined a tree-planting program created by Dell to offset carbon emissions. Those trees are presumably doing just fine. The bigger piece of news relates to energy-efficient servers the two companies discussed, and those are also on track.
Expert Strategies for SEO
Optimizing your site for search engines can be challenging and time consuming. It’s a game where the rules are always changing and there is no shortage of outdated and just flat out bad advice readily available. So, what should you be doing? How should you be approaching the whole search engine optimization mess?
Yahoo Search Update Nearing Completion
The latest changes to Yahoo’s search engine should be wrapping up soon, the company said on the Yahoo Search blog.
Old Media, Time To Find The Missing Link
There is an inherent competitiveness within the media industry, and any given entity goes about its business as though parallel organizations don’t exist – and throwing the competition a hyperlink is tantamount to endorsement. After all, if you sell shoes, you wouldn’t willingly direct customers to another shoe store, would you?
IAC: Ask.com Growth Offset By Lending Tree
Search & Media performed well for IAC, but the continued troubles in the housing market reduced the impact of Ask’s gains.
WikiAnswers Now Has Over 1 Million Questions
WikiAnswers doesn’t know how popular it will become. It’s also unable to tell me how to peel an egg, how to make a J-turn, or why Guinness tastes so good. But in any event, WikiAnswers has reached and passed the million-question milestone.
Ron Paul Campaign Using Spambots?
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is popular online and some of that popularity appears to be originating from spammers who support the candidate.