Archive for 2012
Discarded Palm Leaves for Waste Water Treatment
Date palms are reminiscent of oasis. Dates from the date farms in Middle East are savored world over as this region’s special offering. But little do we know that the palm leaves from date farming are a major waste product that gets discarded by the ton. Researchers from the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman have [...]
How Much is a Second Hand iPhone Worth?
If you’ve been asking yourself “How much can I sell my iPhone for?” you may be slightly confused at all numbers being thrown around. Being a highly sought after product, these devices only tend to become extremely cheap once they become technologically defunct, so you can always make some good money selling a recent model. Find all [...]
Nail House: A Lone Man’s Fight Against Urban Re-Development in China
Situated in the Zhejiang province of China, this single house is an epitome of one man’s struggle to resist urban re-development. The entire neighborhood in this province of China was demolished to build a highway. Owned by Luo Baogen and his wife, this house is the only survivor among a whole neighborhood of houses in [...]
Top 5 Eco Friendly Gadgets
Consumer technology is growing at an unprecedented rate. Everyone, it seems, has some kind of Smartphone or tablet computer. Their uses are so versatile now that new customer-bases are created with every single release. However, some of the more environmentally-conscious consumers might be concerned about the massive carbon footprint that is steadily growing because of [...]
Green Christmas: Why LED Lights Are Better
Christmas is just around the corner and it is time for joy and festivities. Speaking of festivities, no festivity is complete without lights and lighting. With bulbs taking the forefront in Christmas décor, the amount of electricity and in turn fossil fuels used to light up one whole country is no less than an astronomical [...]
Ecological Price of Your Daily Bunch of Flowers
A recent study on the impact of imported flowers market on the carbon footprint of our planet revealed shocking results. The bunch of flowers that you pick from your retail mart every weekend is your source for brightening up your living room for the rest of the week. But did you ever realize that this seemingly innocent [...]
A Greener Business: Green Printing Initiatives
While it certainly has not caught on as much as it could have by now, green business initiatives are gradually making headway in becoming a stable in the business world. In the eyes of the general population, businesses and corporations are simply “money-grubbing” and greedy; but far too often, this stereotype if being proven wrong. [...]
Control Your LED Bulbs with Your Smart Phone
The next wave in energy- efficient equipment is the advent of an LED lighting system which gives you full control of the system at your finger tips, anytime, anywhere. This system has been fabricated and launched by an ecofriendly venture called GreenWave reality. Called the Connected Lighting Solution, this lighting system is Wi-Fi enabled and [...]
Can Economy Be Greener through the Responsibility of Corporate Foreign Exchange Banks
Reserve management This is the process that makes sure that the foreign assets of the official public sector are available to and they are controlled by the authorities to meet specific objectives. This means that the reserves management is responsible for managing the reserves and for all the associated risks. The job of reserve management [...]
Inspired by Multi-Colored Butterfly Wings, Scientist Develops Waterproof Coatings for Solar Panels
Butterflies are colorful, delicate wonders of nature. Their beautiful appearance attracts everyone, but can you imagine they can also inspire us to learn and develop renewable energy resources? Yes, they can! An ambitious professor Shu Yang, from the University of Pennsylvania recently developed a material, which imitates the water-resistant and iridescent properties of the wings of [...]
