July 31, 2008 1:44 PM PDT

CNET News Daily Podcast: Using water to harness solar power

Inspired by photosynthesis, MIT researchers have devised a catalyst to capture the sun's energy by unyoking hydrogen and oxygen. They're calling it a breakthrough in solar-energy storage. CNET News' Leslie Katz asks reporter Martin LaMonica to explain.

NBC is gearing up for its exclusive broadcast of the Olympic Games in Beijing, and it has teamed up with Microsoft's Silverlight for online video viewing.

Also, Scrabulous' creators have made a new word game for Facebook that bears even less resemblance to Hasbro's Scrabble.

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De Vere's Olympic iPhone has more bling than a medal

Yahoo shareholders meeting a case of deja vu?

Icahn rips WSJ, explains no-show at Yahoo meeting

MIT researchers split water to store solar energy

Intel to provide Facebook with hardware, Jedi secrets

Google Street View is approved for the U.K.

LG Blu-ray box to get streaming video from Netflix

Motorola surprises Wall Street with profit

Charles Cooper has covered technology and business for more than 25 years. Before joining CNET News, he worked at the Associated Press, Computer & Software News, Computer Shopper, PC Week, and ZDNet. E-mail Charlie.

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