Eco Factor: Cellphone made using surplus wood.
NTT DoCoMo has presented a new mobile phone dubbed “Touch Wood” at CTIA Wireless 2010, which features a sustainable body made with the surplus wood of trees culled during thinning operations to…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable hotel absorbs solar and wind energy through an open skin.
Designed by John Naranjo of MRA Design, the Kepos Eco Hotel will strive to encode plant architecture to provide a sustainable and natural environment to its guests…
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Eco Factor: Concept pedal-powered tricycle.
We’ve reported about a range of folding bicycles that can be carried with ease and used whenever need be. Industrial designer Gyula Tiszai is taking this a step further by designing a tricycle for…
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Eco Factor: Generator to provide renewable electricity from waste heat.
Korean start-up Jaein Industry Technology has developed a unique generator, dubbed the JIT Engine, which will be showcased at the upcoming Green Energy Expo 2010. The…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable residential complex certified by LEED Gold.
Designers over at David Baker + Partners Architects have unveiled the designs of a new neighborhood, situated on seven-and-a-half acres in the southern end of Oakland. The…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable development with lush green terraces.
Daniel Libeskind Studio has completed the first tower of the “Reflections” development that is being constructed on Singapore’s waterfront. The development, according to the…
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Eco Factor: Solar power project to generate 40 percent of Morocco’s power demands.
As the only North African country with no known oil reserves, the ministers of Morocco are eager to cut dependence on foreign gas and oil imports with an…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission boat powered by electric motors.
Infinyte has unveiled a new range of all-electric boats that have been designed to make your weekend cruises green and noise-free. The company offers three different sizes of electric…
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Eco Factor: Low-emission vehicle powered by a hybrid engine.
Lincoln has officially debuted its first ever hybrid vehicle, the MKZ Hybrid, at the New York Auto Show. The vehicle was showcased on the Ford stand and is being claimed to offer the…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable zero-energy submarine propelled by pedals.
The Scubster project was born from a collaboration between the EndlessFlyers association and two technology universities of Toulan (France) – SUPMECA et ISITV. The team aims to…
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