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.
High Tech School in Silicon Valley to Close
Here’s an email I got from a friend who’s an executive at a Silicon Valley company.
Destroying the Silicon Valley
For some time now, I’ve wondered if my destiny is to destroy the Silicon Valley. I grew up here, the weather is nice, but I’ve watched it change time and again into a massive marketing function too expensive to live in.
Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup
With over 100 people in attendance, the Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup continues to run strong.
November Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup
The November Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup was held at the AOL campus in Mountain View this month with over 100 entrepreneurs, VCs, bloggers, programmers and executives in attendance.
Cyberspies Invade Silicon Valley
Fictional super spies like James Bond may have to retire from all the action, sizzle and international intrigue of days past if the recent trend in stealing company secrets through computer hacking in Silicon Valley continues.
FORWARD: Lessons from Silicon Valley Journalists
A couple weeks ago, I went to the Silicon Valley PRSA blockbuster lunch and took notes. From these notes, I wrote a post for the FORWARD blog, the student-run Website and blog, for students.
MSN Search Playing In Silicon Valley Sandbox
They’re a distant third to Google and Yahoo, but Steve Ballmer says they’re going to be a search contender. Tonight they’ll tell you why over drinks in San Jose.
Silicon Valley Will Never Be Detroit
Steve Lohr’s article in the NY Times begs the question is Silicon Valley turning into Detroit? Especially when Goldman Sachs calls 2005’s IT growth at 4% and remarks …
Vertical Search Creates Buzz In Silicon Valley
Om Malik writes about the buzz surrounding vertical Search on Sandhill Road. On explaining vertical, he says …