May 17, 2023
Short for “electronic waste”, e-waste refers to any discarded device or equipment that has a plug, battery or electrical cord—from old mobile phones and laptops to refrigerators, televisions and even electric toothbrushes. With the increasing rate of product obsolescence, shorter device life span, and the insatiable consumer demand for the latest tech models, it’s no surprise
...September 13, 2021
Australian researchers say they have managed to stabilise lithium–sulfur battery technology, long touted as the basis for the next generation of batteries, by simply using a glucose-based additive on the positive electrode — a spoonful of sugar, if you will. In theory, lithium–sulfur batteries could store 2–5 times more energy than lithium-ion batteries of the same weight. The
...August 2, 2021
Rare earth magnet recycling is about so much more than sustainable data centers.
June 30, 2021
Nickel and cobalt have precarious international supply chains, but eliminating them from batteries raises tough questions.
June 21, 2021
And that could make the electrical grid work better for everyone.
June 16, 2021
Two artists and their army of ad-clicking bots are taking a stand.
June 15, 2021
"It is a reduction, though it is not good for the world."
May 24, 2021
2020 was a year like no other, setting in new challenges in the digital market. While some of these challenges were already featured in the market, they took a new shape that shook organizations to apathy. Consequently, there was a need to follow new digital transformation strategies to keep the businesses in tandem with the new challenges.
...May 3, 2021
Last week, the cloud-based software company Salesforce notified its thousands of suppliers that it will include language in all future procurement contracts requiring them, among other things, to set science-based targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. And it set financial penalties for those that don’t. It was an unprecedented and bold move that, if emulated by others and
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April 28, 2021
Minimizing your non-essential expenditure, you can save some money, which you can use for something more important such as upgrading to the best dedicated server.