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MarkShapiro

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Neutralizing Toxic Chromium with Sugar?

Sugar is one POTENTIAL remedy This is indeed good news, but only qualified good news. It is one partial remedy, for one pollutant, discovered... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 5, 2007 at 2:05 PM EDT

Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Cells

Or, eliminate the back reflector, and . . . you have a skylight that generates electricity. Imagine: the solar cell is the top pane of a double... (read full comment)  

Posted on March 21, 2007 at 1:47 PM EDT

The Precarious Future of Coal

Best options first: efficiency, renewables Carbon sequestration, fission, and fusion are seductive indeed. They promise unlimited, high tech... (read full comment)  

Posted on March 15, 2007 at 1:40 PM EDT

Cheap, Superefficient Solar

capture the heat, too? Capturing the heat would increase the overall efficiency. For a large, industrial scale plant it would not be of much use,... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 9, 2006 at 1:25 PM EST

Will Your Vote Count?

Yes to open source Proprietary software has its place -- far, far away from the voting booth. Vote counting software should absolutely be open... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 1, 2006 at 3:05 PM EDT

A Practical Fuel-Cell Power Plant

the waste heat can be captured In addition to the 49% efficiency of the fuel cell stack, if it is used onsite at a building, the waste heat can be... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 23, 2006 at 4:14 PM EDT

BP Solar Sticks with Silicon

Solar keps getting better An 8% improvement in the price/performance ratio is good, but marginal. Better is BP's focus on the whole value chain. ... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 19, 2006 at 2:05 PM EDT

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Assessing GM's Fuel Cell Strategy

Develope hybrids further I feel the lure of solar and wind generated hydrogen for fuel cells for clean power . . . eventually. In the meantime,... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 6, 2006 at 1:29 PM EDT

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A Dangerous Energy Climate

nuclear power is . . . A note to remind all Conservatives (and the Conservative in all of us) that nuclear power is the big government option. ... (read full comment)  

Posted on September 29, 2006 at 4:03 PM EDT

Fiber Optics on a Plane

Fiber optics have many applications Another application for planes is the "No Smoking" and "Fasten seat belt" signs. One big light source could... (read full comment)  

Posted on September 25, 2006 at 1:38 PM EDT

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