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‘Green’ cars will get best parking in Cedar Rapids
December 21, 2009
‘Green’ cars will get best parking in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Drivers of eco-friendly cars will soon get the best parking spots in two parking ramps in downtown Cedar Rapids.The idea is to give special treatment to encourage the use of …

New Silicon-Air Battery to Have Unlimited Shelf Life
November 30, 2009
New Silicon-Air Battery to Have Unlimited Shelf Life

Non-stop power from a battery with unlimited shelf life. Sounds like a pipe dream, right? Maybe not. Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed an eco-friendly silicon-air battery capable of powering devices for …

New Eco-Friendly Printer Needs No Ink, No Electricity ? Just Used Coffee Grinds
November 14, 2009
New Eco-Friendly Printer Needs No Ink, No Electricity ? Just Used Coffee Grinds

Coffee-drinking computer users may soon have a new use for their old coffee grinds if a new eco-friendly printer hits the market.
Featured in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition, the RITI printer apparently uses coffee or tea dregs …