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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Gadgets to cut carbon dioxide emissions hit Japanese cars
Read the full story Japan | Transportation 11:11 PM Mark Weitzman • Permalink

Vehicle engine-idling systems are beginning to appear in the auto industry aftermarket equipment sector in Japan as environmental issues move to center-stage.

Friday, September 05, 2008

Japanese scientists study cow burps as Earth heats up
Read the full story Household | Japan | Off Topic | WTF? 06:05 PM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink

Vegans should probably look away now – researchers at a Japanese agricultural institute are so concerned about global warming putting livestock off their food they’re testing ways to make them eat better.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

New lamps cut UV to shoo away suicidal insects
Read the full story Household | Japan | WTF? 03:09 PM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink

Summer is the time of year when evenings are often filled with the fizz and crackle of winged insects obliterating themselves on outdoor lights, but did you know that it’s the ultraviolet part of the spectrum they really dig?

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Japan aims to exploit sea-bed methane, end life as we know it
Read the full story Household | Japan | Off Topic | WTF? 07:34 PM Mark Hiratsuka • Permalink

Worrying news from the Nikkei this morning as the august organ reports that Japan has made concrete plans to exploit methane hydrate deposits on the ocean floor 1km down in a wide area off its coast.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Sanyo’s greener, cleaner future (or why the Japanese giant gave itself the mother of all makeovers)

Of the many huge Japanese electronics purveyors that we’ve long been familiar with, one name that rarely stands out from the pack is that of Sanyo.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Sharp funds green gadget course at Japanese university
Read the full story Japan | R&D 10:08 PM Mark Hiratsuka • PermalinkComments

With an increasing emphasis on ecological matters when it comes to both creating and disposing of modern consumer technology, it’s logical to see high-tech firms get involved in education, which is exactly what’s happening with Sharp in Japan.



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