This report provides an overview of the current state of circularity in the electronics value chain in Africa, identifies key areas of concern, provides appropriate recommendations, and proposes priority actions to improve circularity of the sector. The recommendations focus on the individual life cycle stages of the electronics value chain, …
The infectious agent can improve the efficiency of its batteries viruses just stormed the world of consumer electronics. A bit of genetic tweaking and they can make lithium ion batteries more efficient. For researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, this technology is an important breakthrough as it takes …
Vendors today appear to be making significant strides in green areas, with clear regulatory or cost benefits. All firms are undoubtedly pursuing green initiatives for both reputation and business reasons, notes a Gartner survey. They have lowered their use of hazardous chemicals, reduced packaging and improved efficiency in power adaptors. …
Washington: In what is claimed to be the first potential applications of synthetic biology, researchers have now shown that viruses, otherwise harmful to humans, can power cars and electronic gadgets. A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has revealed that it can genetically engineer viruses to build both the …
March 31: Having a cellphone tower atop the roof is proving to be a risky proposition for the owners of the high-rise buildings as also residents in the vicinity. In a recent case, residents in First Lancer at Humayun Nagar in Mehdipatnam have registered a complaint with the Humayun Nagar …
Tests confirmed that vegetables stored in it contain high levels of nutrients The best alternate: Students of Century Foundation Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tirupur, with the eco-fridge developed by them. Tirupur: A team of five students from the Century Foundation Matriculation Higher Secondary School here, who had carved a niche …
March 21: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited launched its personalised ring-back tone services for landline connections on Saturday. This facility will be extended to about 2.65 lakh customers in Hyderabad and Secunderahad on a fixed monthly subscription of Rs 25 and Rs. 12 for song selection. As of now this …
NEW DELHI: LG Electronics on Tuesday launched energy efficient LCD monitors and announced plans to expand its research and design activities and hire more manpower. It is also looking at hiking the prices of its products after the festive season due to rising input costs. The new feature-rich LCD monitors, …
Sajimon P S: HOW many cell phones have you used till today? Know where all those old phones you sold have gone? Any idea what happened to the lead, the plastic and the antimony in those phones you happily got rid of ? The bad news is that they are …
ALOK JHA Carbon Diem' inventors claim that, by using GPS to measure the speed and pattern of movement, their algorithm can identify the mode of transport being used. It can therefore calculate the amount of carbon dioxide that a journey has emitted into the atmosphere Keeping track of your carbon …
DH News Service, Bangalore: The need to bring about a legislation to manage e-waste was emphasised by speakers at a national workshop on environmentally sound management of e-waste, organised in the City, on Thursday. Ashok Kumar Manoli, Principal Secretary, Department of Information Technology and Bio-Technology, called for the formulation of …
London: Scientists at the Oxford University are working on a 1930 invention by Albert Einstein to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator which they claim will run without electricity. Previous researches have suggested that modern fridges emit greenhouse gases called freons and as a result damage the environment. Now the Oxford …
Leslie D`monte / Mumbai September 20, 2008, 0:32 IST Used electronic items such as monitors, computers and mobile phones from the US end up in countries like India and China, where disposal practices are unsafe to workers and dangerous to the environment. A new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report …
DH News Service, Bangalore: In the latest Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, Nokia bounced back to the first position in the ninth international edition as well as topped the fourth Indian edition amongst the MNCs here. Which are the brands close to going green? Do they have in place a …
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: The electronic newspaper, a large portable screen that is constantly updated with the latest news, has been a prop in science fiction for ages. It also figures in the dreams of newspaper publishers struggling with rising production and delivery costs, lower circulation and decreased ad revenue from their …
The information and communication technology (ICT) sector in the last twenty years or so in India has revolutionized life of one and all, ratcheting a viral effect on electronic manufacturing industries leading to phenomenal growth in terms of both, volume and applications. Digital development has become the new mantra having …
http://ewasteguide.info/ Did you know that the annual amount of waste generated from end-of-life electrical and electronic products is estimated to be a few million tonnes? And many predict that this will double in the coming decades? The data is alarming. At this site under review you can find much more …
Out of more than 1,000 products examined, only one met federal standards. The great green Christmas tree debate has reached a confusing crescendo. The National Christmas Tree Assn. says farming real trees is perfectly "eco-friendly." Makers of artificial trees say their plastic plants are kinder to the planet because they're …
Computers are not designed for recycling. It's not surprising, therefore, that in Europe and the us, a computer is thrown away every two years. And there are thousands of other electronic gadgets. 20-50 million tonnes of e-waste is generated annually worldwide. A lot of these castoffs are now finding their …
