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The face saving act is one thing but showing concern is what matters. In this case it is the concern that makes Electronic giant Sharp think about saving the energy used by their LCD screens. Sharp is keen to demonstrate a new technology that uses...

Combining their proprietary solar (photovoltic) modules and high-intensity, long-life white LEDs, Sharp are all set to launch a revolutionary street lights in the Japanese market come August 21. Christened the Sharp LN-LW3A1 Solar-Powered LED Street...

Sharp's 26-inch LCD prototype is a revolutionary new display that uses just about a quarter of the power of a conventional CRT with the same screen size. That’s great news for the conservationists, and you know what, it’s also great for people who..

There was reason once why Africa was called the Dark Continent. The lush green and almost impregnable African jungles made sure that much of the continent was dubbed as ‘dark’, Unfortunately today the continent has a whole new meaning for the word..

Japanese homes are already familiar with solar panels and technology thanks to the warm spring, summer and autumn seasons in the country. Still with so many solar panels installed in the country, it still contributes 12% of the global greenhouse gas..

Sharp has plans to go sharper, the plan is to boost thin-film Si (silicon) solar cell output at its Katsuragi Plant. Investing approximately ¥22 billion the idea is to increase the present output that stands at15MW to 160MW. Sharp initiated volume...

It is scarcely surprising that the state of California is considered the fastest developing state in terms of solar technology. For starters, California is blessed with enough sunshine to make this technology economically viable. It seems...

A piece of technology that can well be called a piece of art. Energy produced from the sun will light up the roof of your house in the night with beautifully white LEDs, just as it will protect it from hot sun rays during the day. Thin solar...

Sharp has successfully developed a new recycling technique that will enable it to use 1,000 tons of recycled plastic in its appliances in 2008. This new technique has allowed the company to recover high-quality polypropylene from waste plastic...

Green is the way to go these days - I thought Japanese didn't understand what this means, not because they are ignorant (I dare not say that) but, because of semantic barriers, though I'm proven untrue - they are a way-way ahead (the most environment...