I’m just amazed with the research that we have about energy storage and efficiency…
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have developed a nanoengineered paper-thin energy storage device that is lightweight, flexible, capable of working in temperatures between negative 100 degrees Fahrenheit to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, and can be printed like paper. The battery is designed to fit the trickiest design and energy requirements that future gadgets, implanted medical equipment, and transportation vehicles may present. Another key feature is that human blood or sweat can be used to help power the battery. More than 90 percent of the battery is made from cellulose. The paper battery is infused with aligned carbon nanotubes that act as electrodes and allow electricity to be conducted. The device functions both as a lithium-ion battery and a supercapacitor and can provide a sustained, steady output or quick burst of high energy like a supercapacitor. The paper battery can be rolled, twisted, or cut into a shape without damaging its integrity or efficiency. The batteries can also be stacked to increase total power output. To power the battery, the researchers used ionic liquid, basically a liquid salt. Ionic liquid contains no water, so there is nothing in the battery that will cause it to freeze or evaporate which allows the battery to withstand extreme temperatures. The researchers also printed batteries without any electrolytes and demonstrated that naturally occurring electrolytes in human sweat, blood, and urine can be used to power the device. Implanted devices such as pacemakers could use the paper battery to avoid exposing the body to harsh chemicals found in most batteries. The materials used to make the paper batteries are not expensive, but the researchers have not found an inexpensive way to mass produce the devices. Eventually, the researchers expect to create a roll-to-roll system similar to how newspapers are printed.
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With some nudge on my head by one of my graduate fellows, I created my own algorithm that will convert infix notation into postfix, which then later be inserted into Binary Tree to be processed. Postfix or Prefix notation are must easier to be inserted into a tree than Infix, that’s why I decided to create the conversion algorithm using Stacks before inserting the values to the nodes in Binary Tree. I’m not sure if it’s even possible to insert to binary tree directly from the Infix notation. I have thought about it for about a day and couldn’t come up with anything because of the combination.
I haven’t personally tested with all kind of combination to it yet. Below algorithm will work for the infix notation without any paranthesis. I’m still currently developing the one that can handle paranthesis.
http://www.programmerstalk.net/thread1075.html
Surprisingly the most concentration of the Carbon Monoxide (CO) is on the South Atlantic Ocean and South America. But, this X-rayed graphic that I saw from the JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) make me think for how long does it take to filled up the entire earth? I guess we should plant more trees lol… 
Don’t you think this is really cool!!?? I can see Google headquarters at Mountain View from Google Earth!!!
Well, obviously now Google is making the 3D models for all important buildings to be build upon the Google Earth, I’m expecting a virtual reality on the Google Earth in the future. I was about to make the model for Cal State L.A to be submitted to Google for the consideration in the Google Earth competition (I forgot the exact name of the competition) but I guess no body is interested to help me out taking some pictures, so hopefully I can retry this at later time… Just hope that this technology is not misused
Just tried Mambo CMS for a while and just decided to go back with Wordpress because it just didn’t suite my life style. Mambo does seem offer much more features than Wordpress, however, it’s much more complicated than you may thought!!! I had to actually take my time to do some trials and errors, guessing what’s this or that does for the website, and it’s just getting more annoying when I couldn’t delete some content that Mambo had for the first time user!!! It says “This category contains bla bla…” which I don’t really remember. If you’re guessing that’s because of the category is still filled up with the items? No, there’s no item in that specific category since I deleted all of the original item!!! Moreover, I don’t think Mambo has AJAX features like Wordpress, so I think Wordpress is win on that sense.
I think that CMS is suppose to create more efficiency rather than forcing the users to learn the original modules one by one. I had not modified anything yet. Also, there’s something wrong on the Mambo search box that’s been integrated with the style, so there’s a little scroll bar just for that specific search box. And since my life style is “VERY” (yes, literally) busy, I’ve always had no time to update my site. Good bye Mambo, Hello World to Wordpress again!
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