Fully Recyclable USB Flash Drive

In today’s computer world, many people carry USB flash drives.  These tiny little drives, some of which are so small that they can fit on key chains, can hold a huge amount of data—sometimes 32 gigabytes or more.  These little drives have replaced CDs and even DVDs as the media of choice for transporting data, although DVDs may still be needed for very large files.  However, for the most part, by not wasting CDs, USB flash drives have helped make the computer world greener.

But now you can go even greener with this fully recyclable USB flash drive.  It’s a 2 GB 2.0 flash drive that is made out of 100% recycled polylactic acid plastic.  It also features a special type of shield around the actual memory that keeps this little drive water-proof, dust-proof, and shock-proof.  This means you can put it through just about any type of abuse you can think of and it will come out working just fine.  It also features a password protection system that will keep all of your files secure.  In addition to being better for the environment than wasting CDs, every purchase of a recycled USB flash drive results in a donation made to help replant forests.

These great recyclable USB flash drives will make a good gift for the holidays, birthdays, or for those who are starting a new office job.  In addition to buying a gift that you know will be usable, you’ll also be contributing to a reforestation project and helping eliminate the waste of CDs.  What more could you want?

Low Power Computer Memory

Researchers at the University of Cornell are working on creating low power memory for computers.  This memory would have a number of different benefits.  For one, it would make it so that computers didn’t really require any boot up time at all, allowing nearly instantaneous access to memory.  This memory would use only a fraction of the power that current RAM uses, making it very energy-efficient as well as work-efficient.

According to Cornell, researchers have created a thin ferroelectric film that may help in the creation of an instant-on transistor, something researches have been working on for decades.  If this research pans out, it could allow manufacturers to build a solid state computer that does not require any boot time and would save power.  This would lead to yet another computer revolution, cutting out something (boot time) that has long been an issue with computer users around the world.

Over the years, manufacturers have greatly reduced the amount of energy a personal computer uses, but as more and more people purchase computers, their energy use continues to be an issue.  With many people now owning a desktop and a laptop and every member of the family needing their own computer, these devices draw a lot of energy.  However, if the Cornell research leads to a low-power yet highly efficient form of memory, we may find our electric bills dropping a bit.

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