around 6.9 million tons of old electronics (e-waste). The average American generates around 4.5 pounds (2 kg) of waste daily, most of which is recyclable. Traditionally, household and commercial ...

The Government of India (GoI) introduced the E-Waste Management Rules in 2016. The rules apply to businesses that are generating electronic waste items. The rules specify that businesses should make ...

Object of precision The original Delisle thermometer that Celsius marked with his 100-degree scale. (Courtesy: Museum Gustavianum, photograph by Mikael Wallerstedt) On Christmas Day in 1741, when ...

Algae cooking oil is made with microscopic, plant-like organisms grown in tanks to rapidly increase their weight, then pressed just like olives are for olive oil. Algae cooking oil contains more ...

When Takashi Amano introduced the Yamato numa shrimp to his planted tanks in the early 1990s, he revolutionised natural algae control. This see-through, unassuming freshwater shrimp eats algae ...

Got a problem with algae in your aquarium? These fish will all earn their keep by helping to keep it under control... As our tanks become increasingly smaller we need to find similarly sized nano ...

Optoelectronic devices and components are those electronic devices that operate on both light and electrical currents. This can include electrically driven light sources such as laser diodes and ...

Wireless technologies, nanotechnology, semiconductors, photonics, space technology – the Electronics and Nanotechnology Master’s Programme covers ... more sustainable life cycles, waste reduction, and ...

Japan The rapid growth of electronic devices has led to a massive increase in electronic waste (e-waste). In 2022, around 62 million tons of e-waste were generated—an 82% rise since 2010—and ...

This kettle design is different than most, however. Named "Osiris" after the Egyptian god of death, rebirth, and resurrection, Kay's kettle is built to be repaired time and again — an answer to the ...

SEOUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab sought to inject impetus into its memory and foundry chip units by appointing new leaders on Wednesday, as it scrambles to ...

A plan to use millions of smartphones to map out real-time variations in Earth’s ionosphere has been tested by researchers in the US. Developed by Brian Williams and colleagues at Google Research in ...