Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Replace Indium-Oxide in Screen Displays

A breakthrough development emerged from the U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) Ames Laboratory. Scientists have discovered a way to replace breakable metal-oxide, indium tin...

Ene Pocket: A Radio-Controlled Toy Car Fueled by Sugar

Takara Tomy is a Japanese toy maker that recently developed a radio-controlled toy car called "Ene Pocket". The thing is equipped with a Sony bio-battery fueled by sugars like those in sodas and fruit drinks.
Mobile Phone Towers are Nearly Ubiquitous and Have Very Poor Energy Efficiency

Increased Energy Efficiency Could Cut Wireless Data Power Consumption by 90%

Take a look at your mobile device. Other than worrying about battery life and data plan overages, have you ever thought about the energy...

Aquanta, the Device that Makes Your Water Heater Smart

Water heaters have just joined the continuously expanding family of smart appliances thanks to a new controller. Meet Aquanta, a smart attachment that learns the...

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...

New Ferroelectric Material Used for Eco-Friendly Electronics

Researchers may have found a way to reduce the negative environmental impact of electronic devices. Massimo Capone and Gianluca Giovannetti of Istituto Officina dei Materiali...

Cheaper OLED Technology Developed By German Researchers

The OLED (organic light emitting diode) technology has been known around for quite a while and lately its presence in the consumer products has been felt more intensively, though at a slower pace due to the costly manufacturing process.

Mobion: High Power Fuel Cell Batteries for Your Gadgets Starting 2009

Just two days ago, MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. has made a press release for their third generation Mobion chip, a portable fuel cell powered device aimed for small-scale devices, such as iPods, media players and mobile phones.

Kickstarter Campaign for Energy-Producing Soccer Ball Soccket Now Launched

Socket is a soccer ball that produces kinetic energy when it is played. It is hoped that the energy produced can help power off-grid...

Energizer to Release Their First Portable Solar-Powered Battery Charger

This gadget looks like a clamshell cellphone, where the keypad section is replaced by battery slots and the display by solar panels. Some features of this battery-charging gadget will be...