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Nissan Unveils World’s First Self-Healing iPhone Case

Nissan Unveils World’s First Self-Healing iPhone Case

Nissan envisions a world where you’ll only have to buy one iPhone case for the life of your precious device – and they just launched the world’s first self-healing iPhone case to bring

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Inhabitat’s Top 6 Green Science and Technology Stories of 2011 – Vote for Your Favorite!

Inhabitat’s Top 6 Green Science and Technology Stories of 2011 – Vote for Your Favorite!

2011 was an exciting year for green technology as researchers and innovators around the world broke ground on high-tech gadgets and systems that will help combat global warming, preserve the environment,

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Top 6 Green Energy Stories of 2011 – Vote for Your Favorite!

Top 6 Green Energy Stories of 2011 – Vote for Your Favorite!

2011 was an incredible year for green energy as the impending challenges of climate change, energy security, and peak oil spurred the development of clean power sources that will propel us towards a more

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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Says US Can’t Compete With China on Green Jobs

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Says US Can’t Compete With China on Green Jobs

Cliff Stearns (R-FL) is the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations – and he believes we’re just not going to make it in this clean energy race.

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Scientists Find That Bacteria-Based Nanowires Could Lead to Natural, Chemical Free Nanotechnology

Scientists Find That Bacteria-Based Nanowires Could Lead to Natural, Chemical Free Nanotechnology

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that a type of bacteria, originally found in 1987 in the Potomac River, could be the key to developing non-chemical based,

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Summer Heat Waves Make Our Need for a Smart Grid Even More Apparent

Summer Heat Waves Make Our Need for a Smart Grid Even More Apparent

This past weekend’s 100 degree heat wave in NY may have broken for now, but chances are that another “Heatpocalypse” is coming. As the weather heats up, our utility grids go into overdrive, trying

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ASK A TECH GEEK: What Are Some Easy Ways to Reduce My Laptop’s Energy Consumption?

ASK A TECH GEEK: What Are Some Easy Ways to Reduce My Laptop’s Energy Consumption?

Each week renowned gadget expert Peter Rojas from gadget Q&A site GDGT.com answers your questions about green technology in our Ask A Tech Geek Series. Read on for this week’s installment and

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VIDEO: The Inhabitat Editors Chat About Sustainability With YOU!

VIDEO: The Inhabitat Editors Chat About Sustainability With YOU!

WHAT’S NEXT IN GREEN TECH? WHY IS GREEN SO EXPENSIVE? WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR INHABITAT? These are the questions that you asked us back in October 2009, as we harnessed the power of the

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ASK A TECH GEEK: How Wasteful is it to Keep My Chargers Plugged in When Not Connected to Their Devices?

ASK A TECH GEEK: How Wasteful is it to Keep My Chargers Plugged in When Not Connected to Their Devices?

Each week renowned gadget expert Peter Rojas from gadget Q&A site GDGT.com answers your questions about green technology in our Ask A Tech Geek Series. Read on for this week’s installment and submit

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Submit a Question To the Ask a Tech Geek Advice Column with Peter Rojas & Get a Free Shirt!

Submit a Question To the Ask a Tech Geek Advice Column with Peter Rojas & Get a Free Shirt!

How can I recycle my old cell phone? What’s the best solar powered gadget charger on the market? If you’ve ever wondered about the answers to these or any other green gadget questions,

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ASK A TECH GEEK: Is It Better to Keep My Laptop in Sleep Mode or to Shut it Off?

ASK A TECH GEEK: Is It Better to Keep My Laptop in Sleep Mode or to Shut it Off?

Each week renowned gadget expert Peter Rojas from gadget Q&A site GDGT.com answers your questions about green technology in our Ask A Tech Geek Series. Read on for this week’s installment and

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ASK A TECH GEEK: How Can I Recycle Old Cables & Chargers?

ASK A TECH GEEK: How Can I Recycle Old Cables & Chargers?

Each week renowned gadget expert Peter Rojas from gadget Q&A site GDGT.com answers your questions about green technology in our Ask A Tech Geek Series. Read on for this week’s installment and

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Intel Announces Revolutionary 3D Transistors That Cut Energy Use by 50%

Intel Announces Revolutionary 3D Transistors That Cut Energy Use by 50%

Today Intel announced plans to produce and distribute the world’s first 3-D transistor – a revolutionary breakthrough in computer hardware that heralds a new generation of more powerful

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Apple Named “Least Green” Tech Company by Greenpeace

Apple Named “Least Green” Tech Company by Greenpeace

Greenpeace just named Apple the least green company on its list of tech firms because of its reliance on dirty coal to power the company’s data centers. Greenpeace’s report, “How Dirty

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Announcing GigaOM’s 10 Big Ideas Startups for Green:Net 2011

Announcing GigaOM’s 10 Big Ideas Startups for Green:Net 2011

We’re excited to announce that GigaOm has unveiled their 10 Big Ideas winners that will present their innovations at the third annual Green:Net 2011 event on April 21 in San Francisco. The 10 Big

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Top 10 Green Cases to Protect Your iPad

Top 10 Green Cases to Protect Your iPad

Whether you suffer from iPad envy or actually own one of the slim and sleek tablets, there’s no denying that with nearly 10 million of these babies sold, they’re here to stay. To help you

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GE Developing New Magnets that Could Reduce Demand for Rare Earth Metals

GE Developing New Magnets that Could Reduce Demand for Rare Earth Metals

General Electric scientists have created a new breed of nanocomposite magnets that would require less rare earths to achieve the same high magnetism as magnets currently on the market.

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Top 6 Green Technology Stories of 2010 – Vote for Your Favorite!

Top 6 Green Technology Stories of 2010 – Vote for Your Favorite!

Green technology has moved far beyond solar panels over the past decade, and the breakthroughs we’ve seen just over the last year have been nothing short of amazing. But the big ideas that made

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6 Amazing Examples of Groundbreaking Green Technology

6 Amazing Examples of Groundbreaking Green Technology

Just as we love to hear, green technology is going the extra mile these days zipping well past the realm of solar power, into the boundless world of innovative ideas that no man has ever explored

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6 Inspiring Examples of Groundbreaking Green Technology

6 Inspiring Examples of Groundbreaking Green Technology

This article is underwritten by Veer.com. Green technology isn’t just about wind turbines, solar panels and alternative fuel anymore. A few inspiring individuals out there are breaking new ground

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Google, HP and Microsoft Consider Poo to Power Data Centers

Google, HP and Microsoft Consider Poo to Power Data Centers

Photo credit: Skinnyde Tech giants like Google, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft have been considering everything from wave to solar power to keep their massive data centers running, but did you know that

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VIDEO: Inhabitat’s Exclusive Footage of Greener Gadgets 2010!

VIDEO: Inhabitat’s Exclusive Footage of Greener Gadgets 2010!

If you’ve been reading Inhabitat lately, you know that we had a blast liveblogging last month’s Greener Gadgets conference, which showcased the hottest new developments in green tech. While we

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GREENER GADGETS LIVEBLOG: Inhabitat Reports Live From Greener Gadgets!

GREENER GADGETS LIVEBLOG: Inhabitat Reports Live From Greener Gadgets!

The 3rd annual Greener Gadgets Conference came to New York City yesterday to examine how we can make our gadgets and consumer electronics cleaner and greener. This annual conference is always chock full

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Inhabitat Reports LIVE From Greener Gadgets Today!

Inhabitat Reports LIVE From Greener Gadgets Today!

Today team Inhabitat is reporting LIVE from the Greener Gadgets Conference to bring you the latest as design and technology luminaries from around the world discuss the state-of-the-art in green

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2010 Greener Gadgets Competition Designs Unveiled!

2010 Greener Gadgets Competition Designs Unveiled!

Heads up gadget geeks! Want to catch a glimpse into the future of green technology? Then check out the freshly unveiled finalists in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition! These 18 designs offer smart

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GREEN GIFT GUIDE: Green Gadgets

GREEN GIFT GUIDE: Green Gadgets

Every year we’re excited to see more and more exciting innovations in the clean tech industry, and happily many of these advancements are finally trickling down to greener consumer gadgets. From

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