News tagged with green electronics

Nanodot-based memory sets new world speed record

Record speed, low-voltage, and ultra-small size make nanodots a "triple threat" for electronic memory in computers and other electronic devices.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

New measuring techniques can improve efficiency, safety of nanoparticles

Using high-precision microscopy and X-ray scattering techniques, University of Oregon researchers have gained eye-opening insights into the process of applying green chemistry to nanotechnology that results in high yields, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Japan's Sony generates power from paper

Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday revealed technology that generates electricity from shredded paper.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Irradiation underused to fight E. coli in foods

(AP) -- Zapping salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E. coli and other bacteria - and food safety experts say Europe's massive outbreak shows wary consumers should give the long-approved ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Researchers link herpes to Alzheimer's disease

Laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI) have developed a new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections growing inside cells. HSV1, the cause ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Using complex electron systems to create green materials

At the L'Aquila Summit held in July 2009, G8 nations reaffirmed the target of at least a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2050. They also set a target for developed countries to reduce ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mismatched alloys are a good match for thermoelectics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the supercomputers at NERSC, Berkeley Lab researchers demonstrated that the semiconductors known as highly mismatched alloys (HMAs) hold great promise for the future development of high ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

EPEAT green electronics registry goes international

The Green Electronics Council on Monday went international with a registry that shows how computers and monitors measure up when it comes to being Earth-friendly.

Technology / Business

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0