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Eco Factor: Zero-emission aircraft designed to run on an electric engine.

The Puffin is what you might be having in your garage a couple of decades from now. Designed by NASA aerospace engineer, the Puffin is an airplane concept that utilizes an…

Eco Factor: Patent-pending technology to turn cigarette butts into tiny flower pots.

Greenbutts has developed a new technology to create cigarette filters that once discarded grows flowers and serves as a tiny flower pot. The patent-pending…

Eco Factor: Sustainable underwater city harvests natural resources for energy.

Considering the rate at which global temperatures are rising, we can anticipate the time when land begins to disappear and the cost of what’s left behind sky-rockets..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission scooter powered by electric batteries.

Electric vehicles have often been criticized for their low operating range, which makes them impractical for long distance commutes. While researchers over the globe are working on…

Eco Factor: Newly developed process to aid the development of lightweight rechargeable lithium-air batteries.

Lithium-air batteries have long been in concept as a system that can offer up to three times the energy density of conventional Li-ion…

Eco Factor: Sustainable sculpture harvests renewable energy.

London-based architects Tonkin Liu have completed a wind-powered metal flower sculpture that has been installed besides the River Mersey in England. The project has been funded by the…

Eco Factor: Sustainable transit system powered by solar energy.

Designed by Dave Owsen, the “Community Transit” is a new system that aims to replace the conventional bus transport system with more efficient and private cells. Inspired by…

Eco Factor: Environmentally friendly artwork made using recycled materials.

The advancements in data and music storage have turned vinyl records and cassette tapes obsolete. While for most of us, these old tunes gather dust in drawers and boxes,..

Eco Factor: The concept harvests both solar and wind energy.

The industry is flooded with environmentally friendly concept designs, but often we notice that these designs are either impractical or not cost effective. However, designer Harsha…

Eco Factor: Sustainable building includes photovoltaic panels and rain-harvesting system.

Located on the coastal site next to a mangrove swamp, The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s new research campus in Panama is designed by Kiss +…