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Nanoshells trap light for more efficient solar panels

wordek13 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:11:00 +0000

Scientists at Stanford are hard at work trying to improve the efficiency and durability of solar panels — two key factors that have kept the Sun from becoming a more popular source of energy. Their latest effort involves nanocrystalline-silicon, a material that has proven resilient and highly conductive, but not very good at absorbing light. Their solution, nanoshells — hollowed out spheres of silicon that trap and recirculate light much like a whispering gallery does sound

XLSX Basic Import / Export for Virtuemart

Lobo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:35:37 +0000

Simple Excel xlsx importer / exporter VirtueMart 1.x

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XLSX Basic Import / Export for Virtuemart

Single Sign-On/Out

Lobo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:23 +0000

System plugin that provides SSO based on a domain level cookie. You can set a domain level cookie to look for

Sprint launches early upgrade promo, wants you to stay and chat awhile

IngrumDarrington790 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:29:00 +0000

In an industry where customer churn can be likened to the fearsome troll under the bridge, Sprint has launched a program designed to keep its favored subscribers around for another two years. While not everyone is eligible — those who’ve upgraded less than eight months ago, corporate outfits and those in collections need not inquire — the program lets customers buy their way out of their current commitment and become eligible for a new, subsidized handset. The promotion begins February 12th and is set to run through the 14th of March, where the amount you pay correlates to the time since your last upgrade.

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Lab5 Mobile Videos Module

Lobo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:28:23 +0000

A Videoplayer Module that uses flexible content-delivery to seamlessly reach mobile devices ( more than just iPhones/iPads btw !!!) as well as browsers without flash. Can also display a neat visual playlist ( optional; on/off-able feature ).

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Recently Hit Articles

Lobo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:48 +0000

Recently Hit Module displays a list of your latest viewed articles and optionally shows the time ago they were hit. You can choose certain categories and how many items to list

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Recently Hit Articles

Edit Logging for ContentBuilder

Lobo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:20:51 +0000

This plugin can be very useful if you want to track who edited what records/articles in contentbuilder. Works for both, built-in and breezingforms.

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Edit Logging for ContentBuilder

OneAll Social Login

Lobo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:20:10 +0000

The OneAll Social Login Extension is a professional though free Joomla! Extension that allows your user to comment, login and register with social networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Paypal, LiveJournal, Hyves, Вконтакте, Google or Yahoo.

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jStopCensorship

Lobo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:19:05 +0000

jStopCensorship is a 1.7 Joomla plugin created by SiteGround. Its purpose is to let you show easily on your Joomla site that you are against SOPA and PIPA bills.

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Today’s Scuttlebot: Madonna’s Special Effects and Obama’s Playlist

LionelJohnson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:15:07 +0000

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar news. Thursday’s selection includes items on a behind-the-scenes look at Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime performance and a Spotify mix for the Obama presidential campaign.

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Today’s Scuttlebot: Madonna’s Special Effects and Obama’s Playlist