green manufacturing

Steve Jobs promised to make Apple a greener company. With the MacBook due for a redesign, AppleInsider reports the new laptop enclosure will be crafted of aluminum and stainless steel, similar to the company's other current offerings. Thus will end almost two decades of

plastic Apple laptops spanning from the original Mac Portable released in 1989 (pictured above). New MacBooks and MacBook Pros should start shipping in the second half of 2008. Apple's industrial design cycle is typically 18-24 months, and the latest plastic MacBook was first released

The innovative sub-compact car that has been making a buzz since its 1998 European release has finally launched in the US. The Smart Fortwo is an Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) with a 3-cylinder, 71 horsepower engine, and an easy-to-park length of just

under nine feet. According to 2008 EPA gas mileage standards, fuel economy is 33 mpg city and 41 mpg highway. Fourtwo component parts are recyclable, and the vehicle is powder coated during production, which generates zero solvent emissions and uses no water. Smart now has 68 dealers in 31 states offering the Fortwo, and announced