STUFF

U of Toronto scientists switched out gold for nickel in quantum dot solar cells. Reduces costs up to 80%. Cells capture IR besides visible light. No mode for large scale up yet.

C sequestration reduces coal plant efficiency up to 50%. Obama's $1B plan uses oxy-CO2 combustion with the coal. Can sequester 50M tons CO2/yr for 50 yrs. They say.

World's largest collection of Euro fruits and berries outside St. Pete Russia at risk of being plowed over to build houses. Over 5k fruit samples, over 90% don't exist elsewhere. Est. in 1926.

Est. 5M barrels of oil spilled from the well in the Gulf. Thank God it's over.