All posts created in September 2008
Yes, we have gone beyond the limitations of our bodies. Looking at these athletes, I see human spirit ascending circumstances, thriving, playing and having tremendous fun.
Click here for the full photo essay: Photos from the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games
Believe in your children. Support them in discovering what THEY love and support them in doing it. All the knowledge in the world is at their fingertips. Give them your support and love and faith and just watch the miracle unfold.
Just the facts:
12-year-old William Yuan’s invention of a highly-efficient, three-dimensional nanotube solar cell for visible and ultraviolet light has won him an award and a $25,000 scholarship from the Davidson Institute for Talent Development. ‘Current solar cells are flat and can only absorb visible light’” Yuan said. ‘I came up with an innovative solar cell that absorbs both visible and UV light. My project focused on finding the optimum solar cell to further increase the light absorption and efficiency and design a nanotube for light-electricity conversion efficiency.’ Solar panels with his 3D cells would provide 500 times more light absorption than commercially-available solar cells and nine times more than cutting-edge 3D solar cells. ‘My next step is to talk to manufacturers to see if they will build a working prototype,’ Yuan said. “If the design works in a real test stage, I want to find a company to manufacture and market it.
