Artificial Leaf Moves Two Steps Closer To Reality

Two independent research teams report today in Science that they’ve taken key strides toward harnessing the energy in sunlight to synthesize chemical fuels. If the new work can be improved, scientists could utilize Earth’s most abundant source of renewable energy to power everything from industrial plants to cars and trucks without generating additional greenhouse gases.

Artificial Leaf Moves Two Steps Closer to Reality

Backlink: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/artificial-leaf-solar-fuel/

Slashdot’s Cmdrtaco Steps Down

Fourteen years later, Slashdot co-founder Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda has stepped down. In a stirring, moving note, he talks about the history of Slashdot and what he's going to get up to next.

Slashdot has been read by kernel engineers and billionaires. By sys-admins and CEOs. By high school kids and government bureaucrats. But what brings so many of them together is that we are nerds. It never ceases to amaze me the similarities that I find between us all when I climb out of my dungeon and go meet readers. From the inside of some of the most wonderful places on earth, to conference halls with useless wireless connections, to cube farms, you guys always reminded me of why I started this thing in the first place. We share something important and unquantifiable.

The internet has changed dramatically since I started here, and that's part of my reason for leaving. For me, the Slashdot of today is fused to the Slashdot of the past. This makes it really hard to objectively consider the future of the site. While my corporate overlords and I haven't seen eye to eye on every decision in the last decade, I am certain that Jeff Drobick and the other executives at Geeknet will do their best. I am unquestionably confident in the abilities of the Slashdot editors and engineers- some of whom have been here just short of forever. They have proven themselves in the best and worst of conditions to be capable and dedicated.

As part of my resignation, after this story appears I will lose the ability to post. For me, this is the most bitter pill to swallow. Posting stories has always been my favorite part of the job. I created Slashdot to share these stories with my friends from IRC and school. It was never 'work'. Now I will have to go cold turkey. I'm walking away from the soapbox I built. I wish I could continue to post stories forever, but those closest to me know that if I maintained the ability to post, I'd never move on. I'll continue to read Slashdot and hopefully my occasional story submissions will make the cut. My old mantra: News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters still holds true here today. Nobody does it better.

Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot

(Image: Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda, a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (2.0) image from redjar's photostream)

Slashdot’s CmdrTaco steps down

Backlink: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/k36BjNhMouE/slashdots-commandertaco-steps-down.html

Jobs Steps Down At Apple, Saying He Can’t Meet Duties

Steven P. Jobs, who has cancer, made Apple one of the world’s most valuable companies. Timothy D. Cook will take over as chief executive.

Jobs Steps Down at Apple, Saying He Can’t Meet Duties

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=86a025349edad66bddb321c08f35be68

World Looks For Reassurance That The Fed Will Take Steps

Global markets are anxiously awaiting a speech on Friday by Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, in hopes that he will signal that the Fed will act.

World Looks for Reassurance That the Fed Will Take Steps

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bd9cf14848c1146a811eb41847ddd621

Chairman of Clearwire Steps Down

Clearwire, which sells high-speed wireless access, is facing a cash squeeze as it needs billions of dollars to finish building a national network.

Chairman of Clearwire Steps Down

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=172fd1300cb90cc9a96c9ba6c8d20111

Wheels: Tata Steps Up Nano Marketing to Stem Plummeting Sales

Tata Motors is stepping up its sales efforts after selling only 509 Nanos in November -- an 85 percent drop from a year ago.

Wheels: Tata Steps Up Nano Marketing to Stem Plummeting Sales

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=537afbceb10ac2600a7837ff50200a16

Pfizer Chief Steps Down Unexpectedly

Jeffrey B. Kindler, the head of the world’s biggest drugmaker, Pfizer Inc., has stepped down unexpectedly after less than five years at the helm.

Pfizer Chief Steps Down Unexpectedly

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=67e8d86a89b76b49a30009dc8e300308

DealBook: Diller Steps Down as C.E.O. of IAC

An asset swap with Liberty Media will see John Malone's company give up its voting stake in IAC/Interactive

DealBook: Diller Steps Down as C.E.O. of IAC

Backlink: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a8a76d94cf80bc80347db0607dc6ff51