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Samsung Launches Eco-friendly Mobiles
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W510 is Samsung's first mobile phone with 'bio-plastic' made from natural material extracted from corn. Samsung has been making an effort to develop more renewable and eco-friendly material compared with common plastic produced from petroleum. Even while producing the W510 handset, the company did not use any heavy metals, such as Lead, Mercury, and Cadmium, and applied water-soluble coating.


Samsung F268 with all the accessories including charger and headset does not contain BFRs (Brominated Flame Retardant) or PVC. In addition, the handset has an alarm function to encourage users to unplug their charger when the devices are fully charged. The product is also following the Energy Star requirements as well, which is strict energy-efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy.

"Samsung is striving to continue to be a strong corporate citizen that contributes to environmental sustainability," said Geesung Choi, President of Samsung's Telecommunication Business. "Now we are trying not only to launch more environmentally-conscious products with more renewable material and less energy consuming, but also to expand proactively set up a phone recycling system."

For now the W510 has been launched for the Korean market and F268 for the Chinese market. Hopefully they’ll make it to India as well, as keeping the environment safe should be a major concern here too.

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Australian discovery could lead to cure for leukemia

Australian scientists say they have made a vital discovery which could lead to a cure for leukaemia.

Researchers in Adelaide and Melbourne have used high-tech 3D imaging to map the structure of white blood cells.

They say they have discovered how damaged cells receive the signal which tells them to replicate endlessly, causing leukaemia.

The co-head of the study, Professor Michael Parker, says the discovery means new treatments could potentially stop the disease in its tracks.

"We found in the presence of a hormone, when it binds to this protein receptor, it causes the receptor to form networks on the surface of cells, and this is what causes the signalling," he said.

"And why this is so exciting is because its very easy to see how we could disrupt these networks and stop the signalling."