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The Windy City area is capitalizing on its most famous attribute with a new wind-powered electric vehicle charging station. Located in Highland Park, 30 miles outside of the city, the charging station uses electricity generated by Illinois wind farm Read full post »
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It's that time of year again! The Greener Gadgets Design Competition has started and 18 cool, eco-friendly gadget ideas are waiting for your votes. This year is the third year for the competition and the Read full post »
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The media coverage of the health dangers of BPA has really reached a fever-pitch these days and, thanks to that coverage, many companies are removing it from their products. While that is wonderful, there are still many BPA-containing plastics out t Read full post »
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A new material developed by researchers at Princeton and Caltech is capable of harvesting energy from the simplest of movements like walking or breathing. ... Read full post »
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The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show highlighted some innovative new products. Take a look. Read full post »
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iPad or iSlate? Call it what you want, but these tablets could significantly reduce our environmental impact ... maybe. See what's at stake. Read full post »
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This year's annual Greenpeace "Guide to Greener Electronics" has been released, and it is a mixed bag. The lowest scores are higher than they were last year, but the highest scores are lower. Nokia is still at the top. In 2009, they were at Read full post »
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At the Detroit Auto Show on Monday, Ford Chairman William Clay Ford announced that the company was going to be investing an additional $450 million in facilities for the production of batteries and electric vehicles. ... Read full post »
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A new glass material engineered by Dr. Paul Edmiston at the College of Wooster has the ability to clean polluted water by absorbing contaminants like a sponge. What can't nanotechnology do? The material is called Read full post »
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First came printable solar cells, then printable OLED lights, and now, ladies and gentlemen, we have printable lithium batteries. ... Read full post »
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