Scientists Found Means to Boost LED Efficiency
Researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute established the reason behind the loss of efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The so-called "efficiency droop" causes as much...
Top 10 Green Gadgets You Need in Case of Emergency
Increasing intensity and number of storm events, sea level rise, flooding... It is incredible how every day there is at least one headline warning...
How Can Modern-Day Technology Change The World?
Can modern-day technology change the world? This is the question that David Brin tackles in a remarkable piece published on the Red, Green and...
The U.S. On the Look For Rare Earth Elements to Fuel Cellphones
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), together with the Department of Energy, are conducting a nationwide investigation to find deposits of rare earth elements,...
Graphene the Magic Bullet for Extending the Life of Electronics
According to Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, the working temperature of a processor can be lowered up to 25% just by using one...
Green Purchases Motivated by Money And Not Saving the World
Good news! More and more Americans care about energy efficient products. Over 50% of Americans have bought energy efficient appliances, 61% say they want...
Indonesian Rainforests Safer Thanks to Recycled Smartphones
Using solar-powered smartphones, Topher White, the founder of Rainforest Connection in San Francisco, devised a way to save the Indonesian forests.
More than a million...
Intel’s Haswell Chip Family, 50% More Battery Life
Intel's new Haswell chip family reduces power consumption by 50% but increases performance by about 200%.
Every three years or so, computing power density doubles, processor chip...
Formic Acid Charges Mobile Devices Through Novel Fuel Cell
New catalyst, developed by a researcher from Umeå University in Sweden, increases the power and lifetime of formic acid fuel cells, allowing environmentally friendly way...
AoTerra Uses Cloud Servers to Heat Homes, Individually
A German company called AoTerra has developed a method of reusing waste heat from servers by embedding them into households. So basically their customers...
