Green articles

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  Ford looks to recycled dollar bills and dandelions as potential sources of plastic

  By Jamie Keene on April 23, 2012 10:15 am + 9 comments

  Detroit automaker Ford is turning to out-of-circulation US paper currency as a possible material for Continue reading…

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  Facebook's North Carolina data center goes live

  By Jamie Keene on April 20, 2012 01:32 pm + 27 comments

  Your statuses, photos, pokes, and likes might now now be served up from North Carolina, as Continue reading…

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  2012 Ford Focus Electric test drive: behind the wheel of Ford's $39,200 electric car

  By Bryan Bishop on April 17, 2012 12:03 am + 156 comments

  Despite consumer uptake that hasn't quite lived up to the hype, the electric vehicle market Continue reading…

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  IBM and ASTRON's DOME project takes on the vast data of space

  By Jamie Keene on April 2, 2012 04:56 am + 5 comments

  IBM and the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, better known as ASTRON, have announced that Continue reading…

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  Maizy electronics by Spalvieri/Del Ciotto

  on March 20, 2012 11:29 am

  Design house Spalvieri/Del Ciotto has produced a line of eye-catching electronics called Maizy that Continue reading…

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  Italian designers make eye-catching electronics out of cornstarch-based plastic

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 20, 2012 09:11 am + 8 comments

  Design house Spalvieri/Del Ciotto's striking Maizy electronics aren't only nice to look at — the Continue reading…

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  Photosynthesis molecules from yard waste can provide the basis of low-cost solar power

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 7, 2012 08:31 am + 3 comments

  Scientists are increasingly focused on finding renewable sources of power, and a researcher at MIT Continue reading…

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  Eos Energy refines the zinc-air battery

  By Jamie Keene on January 5, 2012 06:46 pm + 2 comments

  Zinc-air batteries are lighter than Lithium-Ion, cheaper to produce, non-toxic, and environmentally Continue reading…

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  NEC offers eco-friendly LED-backlit display that monitors its carbon dioxide output

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 24, 2011 02:07 pm + 5 comments

  NEC has an LED-backlit 24-inch eco-friendly monitor, called the MultiSync LCD-EA243WM, heading to Continue reading…

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  Sony demos paper-powered bio-battery

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 20, 2011 03:02 pm + 12 comments

  The only thing better than Amazon Prime? Being able to power that new camera with the cardboard box Continue reading…