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White Paper Solar-blind UltraViolet (UV) detectors with cut-off wavelength around 280nm can sense very weak UV signals under intense background radiation. Wide bandgap AlxGa1xN alloy is an intrinsic solar-blind material for x > 0.35. [11 Jul 2008]
Museum of computing looks for new home
News Photos: The solar powered speedster A museum dedicated to the history of computing is looking for a new home and its collection has gone into storage. Staff at The Museum of Computing in Swindon are hopeful of finding a new site after being given... [02 Jul 2008]
College classrooms go high-tech
Case Study The building will even have solar panels which will be used to heat water in the campus. Oaklands College near St Albans is planning to offer its students the best in high-tech learning when its £100m new campus opens in 2011. [02 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates, iPhone 2.0, mini laptops and much more...
Photo This is the Affinity solar powered car, which was built by the Cambridge University Eco Racing team (pictured), and whizzes along at a top speed of 60mph. This month silicon.com looked at tech being used at the summer music festivals, the best mini... [30 Jun 2008]
Photos: Top tech for the festival season
Photo It uses solar and wind power to charge up festival goers' mobile phones. With the festival season kicking off with Glastonbury this weekend, silicon.com has brought together the most interesting tech O2 and Orange have come up with to improve the... [26 Jun 2008]
SAS becomes sun worshipper
News Business intelligence software company SAS is to build a solar electric power farm at its headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. The farm will use a one megawatt photovoltaic solar array, which moves to follow the sun during the day to provide 25... [26 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Prison IT, iPhone wi-fi, and the clock ticking on XP...
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ The McCue Interview: Martin Taylor, group CIO, LCH.Clearnet ¦ Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy ¦ Photos: Say hello to Intel's little... [19 Jun 2008]
Holograms on handsets by 2010
News Photos: The solar powered speedster Holographic mobile handsets capable of projecting, capturing and sending 3D images have been developed by an Indian tech company. By 2010 the devices will routinely beam 3D films, games and virtual goods into our... [19 Jun 2008]
Photos: The solar powered speedster
Photo It might look like a UFO hurtling towards you but this solar-powered race car is proof that fast wheels are not at odds with the environment. Solar races often take place on public roads and solar cars have even been known to pick up speeding fines. [16 Jun 2008]
IBM puts money on solar power
News IBM has joined forces with semiconductor process company Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) to develop more efficient solar power technologies to cut the cost of the clean energy source, the companies said on Monday. [16 Jun 2008]
iPhone 2.0 - the rumours and the reality
News There have even been reports doing the rounds on the internet of Apple filing a patent for solar cells that could be installed under the screen, opening up the possibility of an iPhone part-powered by green energy in the future. [05 Jun 2008]
BT to cut CO2 emissions by 80 per cent
News A second renewable energy project will take place at its office complex in Southern California where it has begun building a solar-powered system. BT will rely on wind farms to produce a quarter of its UK power by 2016 as part of a major drive to... [03 Jun 2008]
Nasa Mars probe safely touches down
News The first images from the Phoenix Mars Lander have confirmed that the solar panels needed for its energy supply unfolded as planned and that masts for its camera and weather station are in position. The lander is expected to function for about 90... [27 May 2008]
Oracle and HCL Help SolFocus Prepare for Growth in Solar Market
White Paper When executives at SolFocus, Inc.began planning an upgrade of core technology processes and services they knew just who to call: HCL Technologies Ltd. HCL). As one of Oracle's most aggressive and innovative Certified Advantage Partners, HCL... [21 May 2008]
Photos: US military puts 'bat' spies in the sky…
Photo University of Michigan researchers plan to develop quantum dot solar cells to double the efficiency of the current model. The US Army wants a six-inch spy plane to gather data on sights, sounds and smells in urban combat areas. [17 Mar 2008]
