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Archive for September 25th, 2006

Bigger Lithium ion batteries ….with no explosion

According to Moore’s law the processing power of a microchip doubles every 18 months. If we extend this line of reasoning to include all technologies electricity storage technology (batteries) could enable huge advances in computers and electric cars. However lithium ion battries have reached their limit of their capacity per kilogram at one hundred fifty [...]

September 25th, 2006
Topic: Energy Tags: ,

Cell Phones get Greener

Cell phones are a huge contributor to that problem of e-waste and the cell phone makers are aware of this. Now the phone makers are going to do a little something for the environment by checking what goes into their phones. The companies are looking into removing toxic chemicals and improving recycling and proper-disposal programs.
The [...]

September 25th, 2006
Topic: Energy, Environment, Technology Tags: , ,

Show Your Green Side

The company GreenKnickers is about making your under-clothing organic, sweat-free, and sexy. They spare no expense with making your knickers green – they even use environmentally friendly dyes.
I like how they “support local trade and minimise our knickermiles,” which must keep the transportation cost down. Since they are on the web they feel the [...]

September 25th, 2006
Topic: Direct Action, Environment Tags: , , , ,

Baby Ape/Human Uncovered

The remains of a baby who existed 3.3 million years ago have been uncovered in Ethiopia and reassembled after 5 years of painstaking diggs to uncover it. The Baby girl named Selam (meaning peace) is equal parts human and ape with an ape like upper body and a human like lower half. This discovery is suggesting to scientists that the [...]

September 25th, 2006
Topic: Body & Mind, Good Fact Tags: ,