News tagged with green technology

Related topics: climate change

Khosla Ventures raises 1 bln dlrs for green tech

Two new US venture capital funds have raised more that one billion dollars to help propel a green technology revolution, the company founded by influential investor Vinod Khosla said.

Technology / Business

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China Web controversy highlights public role

(AP) -- Beijing's retreat on its latest Internet-censorship effort highlights the rise of China's increasingly tech-savvy, vocal public as a factor in the authoritarian government's decisions.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A Glimpse of the Future MEMS-based Storage: Totally Green & Thumbnail Size

The University of Twente--Enschede, The Netherlands published newly conferred PhD Mohammed Ghiath Khatib's thesis, "MEMS-based Storage Devices: Integration in Energy-Constrained Mobile System". The new MEMS, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (15) | comments 0 weblog

Mitsubishi rolls out zero-emission electric minicar

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. rolled out its first zero-emission electric minicar Friday, hoping to capture a slice of the fast-growing market for environmentally friendly vehicles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 11

Barack Obama Announces Another $1.2 billion for Energy R&D

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the more interesting areas of technological development in the coming years is likely to be energy development -- specifically green energy development. With new advances in physics ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 3 weblog

Looking ahead with tech icon Bob Metcalfe

One of the great things about living in Silicon Valley is that the history of technology is alive all around us.

Technology / Other

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Zinc oxide gives green shine to new photoconductors

Photodetectors -- devices found in cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer gadgets that utilize photoconducting materials -- are a green technology in performance (converting light into electricity), but the manufacture ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Schwarzenegger, 'green' gadgets at giant high-tech fair

The world's biggest high-tech fair kicks off Tuesday hosting guest-of-honour Arnold Schwarzenegger and offering cutting-edge solutions promising to beat the economic crisis as well as climate change.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Green technology is on the rise, despite recession

It seems so easy in the IBM commercial. An underling explains to her pessimistic boss how their company will save millions of dollars with "green" technology. "Where do I sign?" he asks, as happy music erupts and cartoon ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 31, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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