Innovation

Battery Powered Clothing To Charge Mobile Devices

Scientists have touted a flexible battery that can be woven into clothing in order to power mobile devices

12 years ago

Scientists Achieve Advance Toward Graphene Transistor

Researchers at Manchester University have found a way of creating viable graphene transistors, without lowering the material's extraordinary conductivity

12 years ago

British Student To Release Bamboo Smartphone

The Android-powered ADzero is made from durable bamboo and is set to launch in the UK later this year

12 years ago

The Human Cost of Electronics Manufacturing in China

Apple is not just to blame for conditions at Foxconn. Other companies and even consumers are also culprits, says Wayne…

12 years ago

Cisco Live: In Pictures

Fast cars, pinball, and a distance record for 100 Gigabit Ethernet.. Cisco Live visitors know how to live

12 years ago

Better Tech Recycling Could Avoid Rare Metal Shortages

The tech industry is facing a new threat, not from restricted IT budgets but an increasing shortage of vital rare…

12 years ago

SeaMicro Packs Xeon Chips Into A Microserver Architecture

SeaMicro's SM10000-XE applies its Intel Atom microserver concept to the Xeon chip to green up the data centre

12 years ago

Nimbus Data Launches Big-Scale, Low-Power Solid State Storage System

The E-Class system can support up to 500TB of capacity while consuming only five watts of electricity per terabyte

12 years ago

Apple Surges Past HP To Become The Top PC Maker

Tech analyst firm Canalys declares Apple as the global PC market leader, but only when iPad sales are included

12 years ago

UK Business Investment In Sustainability Will Increase Dramatically By 2015

"Green" spending in Britain is predicted to grow 20 times faster than the economy in the next three years

12 years ago

Environmentalists Turn WEEE Into Bins And Stools

Innovative South American utilitarian artists come up with novel ways to deal with growing e-waste problem

12 years ago

Cisco Live: Microsemi Reveals Latest Green PoE Midspans

Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspans from semiconductor-maker Microsemi could cut energy consumption by up to 50 percent

12 years ago

Tilera Launches Third-Generation Chips

Tilera has released its latest 36- and 16-core server processors, offering performance and energy efficiency improvements

12 years ago

e-Waste Profiteering Costs UK Firms £50 Million Per Year

Firms charge for disposing of e-waste, even though the raw materials it contains give it a positive value, a report…

12 years ago

Switch Off pcAnywhere Immediately To Avoid Security Risk Says Symantec

Symantec warns older versions of pcAnywhere are at "increased risk" following theft of source code

12 years ago

Cloud And SaaS Benefits Bolster Business Intelligence Market

Gartner has identified the drivers for the adoption of SaaS and cloud offerings for BI, analytics and performance management

12 years ago

Huawei Acquires Green UK Photonics Technology Developer CIP

Huawei has completed its acquisition of UK photonics researcher CIP as an investment in green fibre-optic technologies

12 years ago

Smart Meters Offer Best Hope Of Cutting Energy Use

IT applied to home energy use just might bring down our emissions, says Pilgrim Beart of AlertMe

12 years ago

Businesses Are Unprepared for Carbon Accounting

With carbon taxes in the offing, more than half organisations have not heard of carbon accounting, says a survey

12 years ago

EU’s New WEEE Directive Fails On Reuse, Says Computer Aid

The EU has forgotten that re-use is better than recycling, says charity Computer Aid

12 years ago

DOE Olympus Supercomputer Cooled By Groundwater

US Department of Energy makes big savings cooling Olympus supercomputer with 65 degree groundwater

12 years ago

MP Calls For A Halt To ‘Dangerous’ NHS Booking System

Despite the cancellation of the NHS Programme for IT, patients' lives ar at risk from its booking systems, an MP…

12 years ago

The SOPA Protests: What Next?

After the site blackout, what can non-US citizens do to protest a law which would damage the World's Intenret, asks…

12 years ago

PureSilicon Launches Kage Platform Solid-State Storage Series

Both products are available for pre-order via the company’s Website and begin shipping late in the first quarter

12 years ago

Silver Ink Solution For Cheaper, Faster Flexible Circuits

University of Illinois researchers have come up with an easily-made, more conductive silver ink that can be used in fine-nozzled…

12 years ago

Smart Meters Get A Parliamentary Kicking

Savaged by Parliamentery committees and consumer watchdogs, the people behind the government's smart meter plan need to get work on…

12 years ago

Government Smart Meter Benefits Called Into Question

The Public Accounts Committee warns the benefits of smart meters are unproven, ahead of an £11.7bn project

12 years ago

Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang Resigns From Board

Embattled Yang resigns from the Yahoo corporate board of directors and also withdraws from the boards of Yahoo Japan and…

12 years ago

Apple Offers Cash For Old Hardware

Apple has launched a recycling scheme offering cash for old Apple or Windows hardware, including iPhones and iPads

12 years ago

CES 2012: EcoATM To Roll-out Automated Phone Recycling Machines Across US

ecoATM which gives instant cash for gadgets, helping to solve e-waste problem, shown at CES

12 years ago