University of southern California scientists show us a more productive use of graphene solar panels
 
Can you imagine people powering their cellular or music/video device while jogging under the sun?
 
A University of Southern California team has produced flexible transparent carbon atom films that may have great potential for a brand new breed of solar cells.
 
In a paper recently published in the journal ACS Nano, researchers stated that organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells have been proposed as a way to get low price energy due to their ease of manufacture, light-weight, and compatibility with flexible substrates.
 
This work suggests that graphene, a highly conductive and highly transparent kind of carbon consisting of atoms-thick sheets of carbon atoms, has high potential to fill this role.
 
While graphene's existence has been known for many years, it has only been studied extensively since 2004 due to the impossibility of m ...

28-Jul-2010

Buy wide screen navigation device

If you are a first time user of GPS Navigation devices, then you may consider using The Garmin Nuvi 205W. There are not many options in the 2x5 line. Since you are interested in a simple and yet useful device, this device will fit you well. NUVI 205W is properly loaded with only essential features for the most basic navigations.

However there are really good features that will easily make the navigation very simple and effective. The best feature (at least to me) is, a new "Where am I?" option that can be used to locate the amenities near the current location.

Feature of excellence

"Where Am I?" is a feature can be found in the Tools menu from this Garmin's Navigation Gadget. Basically this utility is useful to find out your current GPS coordinates/elevation. Apart from this, you can also find the nearest address, and the nearest amenities. I use this ...

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22-Jul-2010

Carnauba wax

Carnauba is the hardest natural occurring wax available. Carnauba wax is also known as Brazil wax and palm wax. A best carnauba wax is a wax produced from the leaves of the palm. It normally comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is produced from the leaves of the carnauba palm by collecting the best leaves, processing them to loosen the wax, then refining the wax.

Prepare the car

Before starting the waxing process, wash your car thoroughly. It is really necessary to wash completely to take off the dirt and dusts. Otherwise hard dust particles may scratch the paint surface which will lead to hairline scratches. Dry the car completely before waxing. Avoid washing and waxing your car on a direct sun as it leads to premature drying of wax before wax is getting into the top layer. If it is a sunny day and you don’t have a choice, make sure you park your car in the shade for waxing.

How to apply the wax?

To apply wax, I ...

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04-Jul-2010