Very cool research at Berkeley Labs

Getting Beneath the Surface Reveals a Breakthrough in Solar Cell Material [link]

Why it's cool

"If it works, the cost should be on the same order of magnitude as traffic lights," Walukiewicz says. "Maybe less." Solar cells so efficient and so relatively cheap could revolutionize the use of solar power not just in space but on Earth. [link]

Dagnabbit! I forgot about the likely thunderstorms this afternoon.

A likely story....

I was in the middle of going insane.

Poor Topic!Cindy. Take your mind to a happy place. Put on "Go Fish" or something.

News flash, the Buffistas are now influencing international relations. From CNN story: [link]

"It's not whether Iran likes carrots," he said. "Iran likes respect. Iran demands respect. If there is to be a solution in Iran, Iran has to be part of the solution. We don't expect others to cook for us something and then present it to us and then tell us, 'Eat it or else.' This is not the way Iranians do international business."

I just got a new Anthropologie catalog in the mail and it has the tagline "Beautiful Days" and yet, inside, amongst other bohoatrocities, is this:

[link]

Click View on Model to see how truly hideous it is.

ita, you weren't at ValSurf in the Valley yesterday, were you? If not, you may have a doppleganger.

"exotic 70s glamour" ?????

Poor Topic!Cindy. Take your mind to a happy place. Put on "Go Fish" or something.

If you had an LJ, you'd know the source of my insanity was allegedly White, and Square, and Looked like a Tooth, but it wasn't a Tooth, and He Didn't Know What it Was, so He Swallowed It.

Congrats on getting into the study, tommyrot! I hope everything goes spectiacularly well.

I kind of like that dress, though it would look better against a less busy background. And it wouldn't look good on me, so, I'm not sure what my point is. But I think there are people who could wear it in certain settings and look great.

Hurray for the prospect of cheap solar power! How awesome would that be?