NGK Discovers 90% Efficient Gallium Nitride LED Source
A new gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor developed by NGK Insulators will hugely increase the luminous efficiency of LEDs from 30-40% to about 90%, reports...
Ikea Unveils Chic Cardboard Digital Camera
Digital cameras have had such tremendous success since their invention that anyone with a cellphone (even the cheapest ones) or a laptop has them...
Cheap, Green and Paper-Thin TVs From Georgia Institute of Technology
Maybe you thought that with OLED TVs we went as far as we could go in terms of electronic thinness. Or maybe you think...
Copper-Graphene Alloy Cools Electronics Better, Improves Efficiency
A new copper-graphene composite has been found to be the best solution so far for cooling electronic devices. It's known that, once they pass...
New Supermarket Scanner Scans Objects Instead of Barcodes, Saves Paper, Time and Energy
Now here's something that some may consider has nothing to do with the green purpose of our website, but I think it actually has...
Reinventing The Transistor: TFET Technology Reaches New Efficiency Heights
Tunneling Field Effect transistors (TFETs) have been worked on for many years as an alternative to today's FETs, which are the transistors used in...
German Institute Integrates Highly-Efficient Solar Cells on Ski Helmets
Look at the picture. What do you see? A helmet, you'll say. However, for the more experienced, this is not just any kind of...
Smart Thermostat Startup Nest Sued by Honeywell for Patent Infringements
Remember when, last October, we've been telling you about Nest, the company founded by ex-Apple Chief Architect Tony Fadell, who wanted to enter the...
Toshiba's New Cylindrical LED Bulbs Could Successfully Replace Incandescents and CFLs
Slowly but surely, LED lamps begin to replace standard incandescent light bulbs and even fluorescent ones (CFLs), once considered best at saving power. Toshiba...
Philips & BASF to Develop OLED Lighting Concept for Car Roofs
Often enough, Philips is the synonym to light. And they keep proving this by teaming up with BASF - "The Chemical Company" and releasing...
