Taking On the E-waste Problem

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A global public/private sector cooperative – Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) – aims to curb the environmental and health problems associated with the disposal and recycling of electronics.

Hypercar: The Car That Pays You To Drive It

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The Rocky Mountain Institute is hoping to transform car culture with their Hypercar, a light-weight streamlined vehicle with an expected minimum fuel efficiency of 100-200 mpg that could be so efficient, drivers could potentially sell the excess energy their car generates.

$1 Dollar a Watt Solar

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San Jose, California based company, Nanosolar, believes it can market its new solar panels profitably at just 99 cents per watt which would make solar power cheaper than coal.

New Plastic Decomposes Faster

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Scientists at Cornell University have created a type of plastic that combines the bacteria-formed compound PHB and nanoclay to create a petroleum-free plastic that completely and safely biodegrades much quicker than petroleum-based plastics.

Energy Tower: Power for 15 Earths?

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Researchers at Israel’s Technicion have developed an energy tower they say could produce 15 to 20 times the total electricity the world uses today, be used as a desalination device and even reverse some of the adverse effects of global warming.

New Solar Technology Sets World Record

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US based solar technology firm, Plextronics, Inc., has set the world record for solar light to power efficiency with a result of 5.4 percent using their single layer organic solar cells less than two years in the making.