Exporting e-xposure
The US ships out highly toxic electronic waste to Asian countries
Classroom: A cold response
Climate change
DoIT to provide subsidies for recycling e-wastes
Bytes
Mumbai produces highest e-waste
THE MONEY MAKERS
In court
Green Internet
Internet-based technologies come at a cost—extensive energy consumption. A few technologies have been developed to reduce energy wastage …
In cooler light
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, well... laser was, naturally, thought to be a superheater. But, soon it will be used as …
Identity? No more crisis
A new version of the memory cards could spell a radical shift in our notions of identity cards, passports or quite simply any kind of …
Lend me your ears
Hitachi, the Japanese electronics corporation is admirably manipulating the wonders of science for the much ignored field of telecom for the deaf.…
Bringing the cinema home won't be easy
Electronic companies worldwide, who are trying to develop a new generation of televisions, are finding the going tough
Rushing into cyberspace
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Face to face
Leading firms are using various technologies to grab a share of the gigantic market created by the need to provide the Indian electorate with …
On the verge of a breakthrought
The electronics industry is poised for a quantum jump as a group of Indian scientists claim to have developed a silicon-based, light-emitting diode.
Will MNCs displace the domestic industry?
MNCs are virtually shutting out indigenous manufacturers from the urban slice of the telecom pie, but the fault is not entirely theirs.
Return of the tube
Announcing the second coming of vacuum tubes, which were wiped out by transistors and integrated circuits
Diesel engine makers generate discontent
Manufacturers of diesel engines for generator sets are a divided lot today. Battlelines have been drawn between those who have complied with the …
Ozone conundrum
Refrigeration and air-conditioning industry has switched to ozonefriendly hydrofluorocarbons. But these are super global warming gases and need …
Encounter with the future
The newly-discovered method of lasing in conjugated polymer microcavities may herald bright possibilities for the electronics industry
Gadgets not lasting as long as you would like them to? Welcome to planned obsolescence
Intentionally manufacturing products with short lifespan is dangerous amid rapid growth for the electronics industry
Europe gives elee ronies industry a reprieve
Though Indian electronics exporters heaved a sigh of relief following the postponement of die EC trade restrictions low, there are still fears …
Is safety the real concern?
Fear about safe use of natural refrigerants is more a political agenda and less a concern for safety