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Massachusetts Names Electronic Recyclers International the Statewide Contractor for Electronic Waste Recycling

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has once again been named statewide contractor for electronic recycling services by the state of Massachusetts’ Department of Environmental Protection, Operational Services Division

12 May 2009

ASME Pushes Government for Action on a National Energy Policy

Twenty-one engineering societies, representing over one million engineers, have endorsed the “National Energy Policy Goals Proclamation” of ASME and IEEE-USA, which emphasizes research and development in new technologies as part of a comprehensive strategy to protect U.S. economic and national security

11 May 2009

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Shown to Be Less Efficient Than Old Style Manufacturing

A comprehensive study of old and new manufacturing processes, from machining metal to making carbon nanofibers, shows that the more advanced technologies are less efficient in their use of energy and materials per kilogram of output

4 May 2009

Energy Efficient Lighting From Evident to be Shown at LIGHTFAIR International 2009

Evident Technologies, Inc. today announced that they will display their line of quantum dot enabled energy efficient LED lighting products at Lightfair International 2009 in New York

4 May 2009

Glass With Extraordinary Electrical Properties Could Hold Charge to Power Electric Vehicles

Penn State materials researchers have reported the largest known energy storage capacity for a bulk glass, making it a potential new candidate for capacitors for electric vehicles and portable power applications

4 May 2009

Environmentally Friendly, Recyclable Power Cables Being Developed

Engineers at the University of Southampton are part of a team developing new "green" power cables which can be recycled at the end of their lives

27 Apr 2009

MIT To Get New Multimillion Dollar Energy Research Centers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be home to two of 46 new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House, in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences

27 Apr 2009