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  • May 2008

    • Venture Capitalists See the Eco-Friendly Light

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  May 7, 08 8:38 PM CDT

      Venture Capitalists See the Eco-Friendly Light

      Venture capitalists are swarming around firms developing LED (light-emitting diode) and similar lighting technologies beyond their current applications in calculators and cell phones, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Investors see new sources, using one-sixth of the power of incandescent bulbs, as environmentally friendly replacements for indoor and outdoor lighting. More »

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      electricity  • venture capital  • green technology  • LEDs  • incandescent bulbs  • energy saving  • electrical circuits

  • April 2008

    • IBM Creates a Cooler Supercomputer

      newser  |  CNET  |  Apr 8, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      IBM Creates a Cooler Supercomputer

      IBM has found a way to squeeze five times the performance out of a supercomputer at just 40% of the power. The newest version of the Power 575 draws chilled water into the computer and runs it through copper plates above processors to cool them, before expelling the heated water, reports CNet. This method reduces the need for air conditioning. More »

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      IBM  • supercomputer  • energy saving

  • January 2008

    • Wal-Mart Stores Going Green

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 24, 08 3:55 AM CST

      Wal-Mart Stores Going Green

      Retail giant Wal-Mart has launched an ambitious blueprint to go green, with plans to cut energy use of many of its products by 25%, and may even begin to sell hybrid cars and provide sustainable energy to charge them, reports the New York Times . Wal-Mart has already sold 145 million energy-reduction light bulbs, saving electricity equivalent to the amount created by three coal-fired power plants, according to executives. More »

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