Leaders of the most industrialised nations have planted trees at the G8 summit in Japan.
The G8 members have confirmed a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050.
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Japanese firms team up on energy-saving OLED panels (click here)
July 10, 2008 - 5:08PM
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A Japanese government body said Thursday it would fund a joint project of leading firms to develop a key technology to produce large, energy-saving organic displays.
The organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel, which is self-luminescent and does not require a backlight, is seen as a promising next-generation display amid fierce competition in the sector.
Smaller OLED screens are used in cellphones and portable music players but no technology has yet been developed to produce large screens.
The project involves one laboratory and 10 companies including leading panel makers Sony Corp., Sharp Corp., and a joint venture between Toshiba Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., as well as materials and devices makers.
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) will put up about 668 million yen (6.3 million US dollars) to finance research and development in the first year of the project....
