Shanthi Kannan

CHENNAI: Bamboo remains one of the most versatile grasses. It has increasingly been replacing plastics and wood products. It has also entered the world of computers. Here is an end-to-end eco-friendly bamboo notebook or laptop, an innovation in green computing. It is green throughout its life cycle

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 their drive for clean-energy technologies to a different

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.

Writankar Mukherjee KOLKATA

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.

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 police station on Tuesday, against the menace of cellphone towers in the area.

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.

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.

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.

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 going to come right back to bite you.