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Green technology encompasses a plethora of products and practices. What may initially come to mind — computers, TVs, MP3 players, cameras and so forth — is only the beginning. This broad category also includes alternative energy technology (wind, solar, geothermal, etc.), agricultural technology (organic food, plants, meat production and processing, etc.), architectural technology (energy-efficient buildings, etc.), automotive, industrial and much, much more. You'll find thorough coverage of green technology here on MNN. (Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Green Technology


3-D printers could recycle old plastic bottles

Wed, Jan 18 2012 at 4:48 PM EST
Kickstarter project aims to make plastic recycling affordable for anyone with a computer and 3-D printer.
 

Toyota, BMW in green-car technology pact

Thu, Dec 01 2011 at 7:16 AM EST
The automakers struck a partnership to share technologies, including the development of lithium-ion batteries for next-generation electric cars.
 

Tips for video conferencing job interviews

Thu, Nov 17 2011 at 12:12 PM EST
With more companies using video conferencing to save on costs and reduce their carbon footprint, we offer some tips for interviewees to appear poised and professional.
 

New device allows you to vaporize dog poo

Thu, Oct 27 2011 at 2:44 PM EST
Makers of the device hope to develop a human toilet using the same vaporizing principles.
 

Facebook likes Sweden for first non-U.S. data center

Thu, Oct 27 2011 at 6:21 AM EST
Company chooses location to take advantage of the climate, among the coldest in Sweden, to cool tens of thousands of servers, which will serve more than 800 million Facebook users.
 

The Nest: A thermostat that's eager to learn in order to help you save

Tue, Oct 25 2011 at 1:53 PM EST
From two Apple expats comes the Nest Learning Thermostat, a cleverly intuitive household thermostat that picks up on your daily schedule as well as your heating and cooling habits and programs itself accordingly.
 

The Blackfriars Bridge gets a solar steampunk makeover

Tue, Oct 18 2011 at 12:41 PM EST
The energy generated from the bridge is expected to supply 50 percent of the nearby Blackfriars rail station's power needs.
 

Table salt used to boost digital storage

Fri, Oct 14 2011 at 2:34 AM EST
Scientists have discovered that by mixing table salt into the solution used to create bit imaging, hard drives can store almost 6 times their current capacity.
 

Mimicking photosynthesis seen as goal for solar power

Tue, Oct 11 2011 at 11:57 AM EST
Scientists want to molecular circuits to allow solar panels to make absorbed energy useful and discard unneeded energy.
 

Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest, tumor

Mon, Oct 10 2011 at 8:00 PM EST
Former Apple CEO died in his home of respiratory arrest caused by the pancreatic tumor he has been battling since 2004.
 
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