New batteries aid climate battle
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A new generation of rechargeable lithium batteries could reduce global warming, a leading expert says.
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Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sunâs light, at a cost competitive with other power sources. Now they are close, using the sunâs heat instead.
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Science & environment: The technology could prove a greener way to power cars - if only it could get research funding here
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British scientists have taken tips from  Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver  cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions  of children in remote areas of the world.
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New battery a welcome addition to the market after battery recall costs laptop manufacturers millions.
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New 1.8-inch hard drives may boost battery life in portable devices.
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The $1.8 billion facility will demonstrate a novel technology to fight global warming.
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Science & environment: Green technologies must be developed to combat the worst effects of climate change, MPs have been told
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Nanowire electrodes could improve the performance of electric vehicles.
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Main problem of battery vehicles potentially fixed The rules of the game for electrically-powered vehicles may be about to change, as new battery technology approaches road service.â¦
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Consumer electronics aren't exactly easy on the environment Â they consume electricity that contributes to global warming, and toxins leach out of them when they end up in landfills.
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A new study finds that technologies already exist to solve the problem of global warming. It says strategies employing these technologies over the next fifty years could put the brakes on rising levels of
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THE CLIMATE for building new nuclear power plants in the United States hasn't been this good for decades. The Bush administration is solidly behind them. Some prominent foes have changed sides, embracing uranium-derived electricity as the best available answer to global warming.
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The Zeo runs purely on batteries. It's a direction the other big makers are not so keen about.
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A battery developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial that delivers 1.5 times the power of a regular alkaline battery is going on sale in the United States and Europe in April 2005.
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Stanford researchers say silicon nanowires could help extend the life of a lithium ion battery for laptops from 4 hours to 40 hours.
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Existing technologies could stop the escalation of global warming for 50 years and work on implementing them can begin immediately, according to an analysis by Princeton University scientists.