The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently held a webinar on how to avoid the pitfalls of e-waste recycling. The online meeting, hosted by Chris Newman from EPA Region 5, laid out some best practices for selecting the right recycler for eWaste (eCycling). The reasons for eCycling are simple: to protect your data, and [...]
Computerworld reports that RCA demonstrated a prototype device that converts WiFi radio signals into DC power to charge wireless devices. The WiFi Hotspot Power Harvester, also known as Airnergy, was shown at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show . RCA’s device was able to charge a BlackBerry Bold with about 30 percent [...]
Thanks to the researchers at Nokia, some day, putting your cell phone in standby mode may no longer cause the dreaded vampire power. Vampire power is frequently described as pointlessly wasting electricity with little benefit other than a small red light and instant start-up. According to an article in the UK’s [...]
FastCompany reports that researchers at the University of York have discovered that waste from old LCD TVs can be recycled for medical purposes.
The researchers believe that polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA), one of the materials used in polarizing films on the front and back of LCD displays, can be transformed into pills, dressings, and even a substance [...]
Intel has been working on wireless power transmission technology for several years, which I wrote about earlier, that now works over longer distances. At its Intel Research Day at the Computer History Museum in Mt. View California, on 06-18-2009, the company showed off a new variation of the idea that power can be transmitted through [...]