Eco Factor: Sustainable concept computer designed to reduce e-waste.
The Igglu Modular PC concept has been designed to reduce e-waste and make upgrading and customizing computers simple and clean. The service plans have been designed to meet the..
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Eco Factor: Solar power plant to generate up to 7.6MW of renewable electrical power.
Japan’s Sanyo Electric Company has announced that the company’s HIT solar cells will be powering the largest solar power plant, using the type of solar…
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Eco Factor: Bluetooth speaker powered by solar energy.
After making waves with the Solar Sound, the world’s first solar-powered wireless Bluetooth stereo speaker, Devotec Industries has unveiled the Solar Sound 2, which is an improved version of.
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Eco Factor: Researcher group working on a low-cost, efficient method to convert wind vibrations to electricity.
Instead of harvesting wind energy using wind turbines, a research group at Cornell University is trying to harvest vibrations caused in.
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Eco Factor: Green roofed sustainable building with natural surroundings.
Prague-based architects Chalupa Architekti have won a competition to design the new Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington DC, USA. Exhibiting deep connection with the…
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Eco Factor: Offshore wind farm uses direct-drive wind turbines.
There is no denying that offshore wind power in the Great Lakes holds great potential, so to drive further growth of the industry GE and the non-profit Lake Erie Energy Development…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable solar powered home made from shipping containers.
Rapid industrialization and our quest to possess the latest in technology leave an everlasting impact on the environment. Researchers over the globe have now recognized that.
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Eco Factor: New technology to generate fuel from carbon dioxide emissions.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are developing a new technology to convert carbon dioxide into transportation fuels using solar energy and special…
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Eco Factor: New catalyst helps fuel cells generate 12 times more current and last 10 times longer.
Chemists at Brown University have improved the credentials of fuel cells by replacing pure-platinum catalysts with a nanoparticle consisting of a…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable tower designed featuring public garden and a sky deck.
The Castle in the Sky is a concept tower proposal by Paris-based Atelier Ramdam Architects to be constructed in Latina, Italy. The slender architecture has been…
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