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2008-10-29 15:21
If we can provide an inexpensive method for the average consumer to monitor home power usage, I expect a reduction in consumption. A simple photoelectric receiver monitoring a standard meter can easily provide this. Tie it to a wireless transmitter and you have an inexpensive reporting...
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2008-10-20 10:48
Ohio State researchers have synthesized a new solar cell material that is capable of capturing solar energy over the whole spectrum of visible light. The material excites the electrons off the atoms in two states, dubbed singlet and triplet. The great news here is that the electrons in...
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2008-10-16 08:35
I attended this year's HIPLA conference over the weekend. Anthony Matheny did an excellent job of rescheduling as a result of Hurricane Ike. The event was held at the Omni in Houston. The majority of the speakers were excellent. Some of the speakers of note to me were Joe...
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2008-10-05 15:22
Yesterday I had the opportunity to volunteer for a Peoples Lawyer session at the University of Houston Law Center. This is a free service offered by the University where anyone can attend free classes on the basics of rights under the law. Dean Alderman ran a tight ship and had an army...
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2008-10-01 23:07
I'm going to start this log with what is perhaps the best news I've heard this year. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced they have achieved an efficiency of 40.8% conversion for their latest gallium arsenide solar panels. While the exact design is not known to...
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2008-10-01 17:14
One of the problems of having a public website is that the content remains the same while the subject changes. Since first launching my personal website nearly 7 years ago, much has changed. As such, I have elected to remove my old website in preference of this newer, cleaner...
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2008-10-01 17:14
This web log serves as my portal for what is happening in my community. I plan to post various services available to the Houston Community here as well as volunteer opportunities. Please stop by on occasion to see what I am doing in the community or, even better, subscribe to the RSS...
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2008-10-01 15:30
This web log serves as my portal for what is happening in my community. I plan to post various services available to the Houston Community here as well as volunteer opportunities. Please stop by on occasion to see what I am doing in the community or, even better, subscribe to the...
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2008-10-01 10:35
I'll try to slowly migrate all of the tip and tricks from my last site. I don't think I'll have enough time to moderate a forum so I apologize in advance.
Laszlo, the super smart guy who lives in the closet, was named after Lazlo Hollyfeld from the movie Real Genius. I named him...
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