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Graphene Form of Carbon Promises to Revolutionise Storage of Renewable Electrical Energy

Engineers and scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the use of "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power

17 Sep 2008

Optoelectronics Forum Examines the Role of Photonics in Our Sustainable Future

The Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) concluded its Green Photonics forum today examining the role of optoelectronics in a sustainable future

11 Sep 2008

Sustainable Wood Composites Being Made Using Nanotechnology

The European Commission has decided to invest 6.5 million Euro into a large scale project dealing with the development of sustainable wood-based composite materials

10 Sep 2008

Environmentally Conscientious iPod Sound System Made From Bamboo

The one year-old audio brand Vers is taking a very different path than the rest of the plastic iPod sound system world with its sustainably-designed wood sound system line made using bamboo

8 Sep 2008

BrassCraft Plumbing Fittings Going Green With New Packaging and Manufacturing Methods

BrassCraft, a leading plumbing manufacturer - renowned for innovation - continues to heighten their ecological commitment with new streamlined packaging and energy-efficient manufacturing processes

7 Sep 2008

Teenagers Turning Green With The First Pure, Organic, Eco Body Care Line Developed for Teens, by Teens

Introducing Teens Turning Green, an unprecedented collection of eco body care products just for teens, launching exclusively at Whole Foods Market nationwide in late September

2 Sep 2008

Packaging Made From Cinnamon Preventing Bread and Baked Goods From Going Mouldy

Bread that goes moldy is the bane of consumers and bakers alike, ruining appetites and wasting food and money. Now, researchers in Spain report development of a new type of paper packaging made with cinnamon oil that appears to prolong the freshness of bread and other baked goods by up to 10 days

1 Sep 2008

University of Maryland. Feed the Turtle, Aggressive Recycling Program to Make Home Football Games More Earth Friendly

Maryland Athletics is launching an aggressive recycling program for home football games this year, part of a campus-wide initiative to green the university that is spearheaded by President C.D. Mote, Jr. The new program, "Feed the Turtle," will kick off at the season home opener on Saturday

27 Aug 2008

Eco Friendly Packaging and Energy Star Power Supplies from Linksys Helps Make Home Networking Greener

Linksys, a division of Cisco, the leading provider of VoIP, wireless and networking hardware for consumer and small business environments, announced today, enhanced efforts in helping to save resources and reduce waste

26 Aug 2008

Tree-Free Papers Come from an Abundant Renewable Sustainable Resource

Natural Source Printing (NSP), an FSC Certified and Carbon neutral source for sustainable, eco-friendly printing, packaging, and marketing materials has introduced FiberStone(TM) Papers- a line of tree-free, low carbon footprint papers. NSP has been producing labels, unit cartons, POP displays, casepacks, brochures, catalogs, annual reports and high quality pressure sensitive labels on the stone paper material.

16 Aug 2008