Friday, July 30th, 2010

How many years have solar panels been in existence? According to BlurtIt.com, the first silicon solar cell was invented by Russell Ohl in 1941. For the next 67 years, solar cells have been soaking up visible light. So, along comes a 12 year-old and asks ‘why does a solar cell only absorb visible light and [...]

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* you have to move to Europe to get one At Ford, quality may have been job one, but common sense is further down the list. Here in the US, consumers are clamoring for a high-MPG commuter car to get to-and-fro. And what do the folks at Ford do? Introduce the new Ford Fiesta ECOnetic [...]

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