Tag Archives: Green
Forget about your Blackberrys, try the Blueberries
Hold the smartphone, Oregon blueberries have gone wireless. Oregon Berry Packing, a family-owned business based in Hillsboro, is one of many growers using new wireless sensor technology to monitor crop conditions in real time. Technological advances in crop management from companies like Onset Computer Corporation have given rise to the use of wireless sensors, or [...]
Foreclosures begone? Spray your lawn!
Foreclosures in California are growing faster than weeds in spring in Oregon but during these hard, economic times, grows a curious niche: spraying dead lawns with biodegradeable paint to make them look lush and verdant.
*Virus-Infected Batteries Not Included
This could be a label in the future of battery-powered gadgets. Okay, maybe not. Even so, the geniuses at M.I.T. have developed a genetically-engineered virus which infests a harmless bacteria to create a smaller, longer-lasting battery which …could hold the promise of relatively inexpensive, nonpolluting, lightweight powerful batteries—a holy grail for an energy revolution. But, [...]
Le’ko of my LEKO
Are you ready for the new line of eco-friendly cars from… IKEA? Quoi? Apparently, this has the backing of the WWF no, not the World Wrestling Federation but the World Wildlife Fund. But a NYT article is placing its bets on “Practical Joke” as the release date is, you guessed it: April Fools Day. Le’go [...]