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, …
wireless charge:Your mobile phone may soon recharge itself in the same way it transfers information: wirelessly. Marin Soljacic and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US had previously used computer simulations to show that electromagnetic energy stored in one coil can be drained by another of the …
Fertile herbs A cocktail of herbal drugs can cure male infertility caused by diabetes, claims a research team from West Bengal. The team from Vidyasagar University has found that the cocktail produced from banana root, tamarind, jamun seeds and ivy gourd leaves not only decreased levels of blood glucose but …
older, the better: Researchers studying chimpanzee-mating preferences have found that male chimpanzees prefer older females. The study, published in Current Biology , found that older females were more likely to be approached for copulation, were more often in association with males during oestrus periods and copulated more frequently. The findings, …
While promoting computer literacy and Internet access in developing countries, multinational technology companies are inadvertently contributing to a public health crisis. Several initiatives backed with billions of dollars in new investments, are focused on getting the Internet to one billion new computers in remote villages without access to electricity. Companies …
a recent amendment to the environment protection rules has thrown into high relief the old tussle between the large and small-scale diesel generator (dg) set manufacturers. The Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2002, brought by the Union ministry of environment and forests (moef), is in force since January 1, 2005. …
driving on a hot, summer day, makes one wish the air conditioner was more efficient. And the sight of a vehicle stranded because of an overheated radiator immediately makes you check the temperature gauge of your car. If heat can be oppressive, science can be liberating. Researchers from the University …
The Environment Court (ec) of New Zealand (nz) has rejected all appeals regarding a controversial battery recycling plant located in Petone, Wellington. They upheld the lead emission limits set by the Greater Wellington Regional Council for Exide Technologies, producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. Exide made headlines last year when …
A recent study conducted by Basel Action Network (ban), a us -based lobby group, found that around 500 containers packed with old computers, televisions and mobile phones were arriving every month in Lagos, Nigeria. These electronics come for repair and re-use but an estimated 75 per cent of it gets …
a meeting was organised to discuss the urgent need to regulate radiofrequency field (rf) levels of mobile phones in India. The meeting was organised on October 25, 2005, by International Telecommunication Union
Qingpu district government in Shanghai, China has staunchly refused to allow Loyalty Enterprises Group from operating an electronics recycling plant. It fears that the facility will damage the local environment. The plant was scheduled to begin operations by the end of last year. Loyalty officials said, "The Shanghai Environmental Protection …
epidemic in up: Japanese encephalitis (JE) has killed 153 people in eastern Uttar Pradesh, especially in Mahrajganj, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabirnagar, Siddharthanagr and Deoria. As many as 530 suspected cases had been reported as of August 22, 2005. Authorities fear the situation can be controlled only after the monsoon season …
scientists have developed a semiconductor device that may lead to improved, long-life batteries. Employing some of the same techniques that are used to produce microchips, they have created a porous-silicon diode that converts low levels of radiation into electricity and can last several decades. A team of researchers from the …
If you use a cell phone, take a call on its health effects. Despite cell phone manufacturers sticking to the line that there are no confirmed adverse effects of the contrivance, studies doubting its innocuousness continue to appear with a grim regularity. Not only that; its innocence is being lawfully …
calling trouble: As per a study of Sweden-based Karolinska Institutet, 10 or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of acoustic neuroma, a tumour on the auditory nerve. no more allergic: Researchers from the University College London, UK, have found that by inactivating a molecule called p110delta, effects …
buttressing the axiom that innovation does not necessarily require high-tech laboratories, a resident of Delhi has developed an energy-efficient geyser during his spare time. Designed in the backyard of Suresh Narain Mathur, the geyser has won the prestigious national award for innovation given by the National Research Development Corporation (nrdc), …
