Eco Factor: Self-sustaining tower designed for Olympic Games 2016.
RAFAA Architecture & Design has proposed a self-sustaining tower for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro. Dubbed Solar City Tower, the architecture will help Rio…
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Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electric motors.
The Audi E/0 by designer Constantine Taranova is a futuristic zero-emission vehicle that has been designed for fashionable women of the future who will love to spend their time in a pedestrian…
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Eco Factor: Liquid metal battery made using earth-abundant elements.
The problem with the global adoption of renewable energy is the high cost of the system and the high cost of the batteries that can store surplus power for times when renewable…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable holiday retreat created in the Scottish Highlands.
Zendome in association with Scottish owners, English designers and German furniture designers have created the Ecopod Boutique Retreat on the shore of Loch Linnhe. The…
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Eco Factor: Mechanical watch powered by onboard solar panels.
Cabestan Watches has developed a unique timepiece that will be powered by onboard solar cells that are specially designed for small surfaces and low luminosity. Dubbed Sol Invictus, the.
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Eco Factor: Concept lamp reduces energy use with LEDs.
In addition to food, water and radios, one thing that camping enthusiasts never forget is taking a flashlight along with additional ambient sources of illumination. Industrial designers Kyeore.
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Eco Factor: New technology to generate biofuel using artificial photosynthesis.
Taking inspiration from nests of a semi-tropical frog called the Tungara frog, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found a way to artificially create a…
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Eco Factor: Massive solar power plant designed to generate 250MW of energy.
Cobra Energy has unveiled plans to develop a massive $1 billion solar power plant in Australia that will be able to generate up to 250MW of renewable electric power. The…
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Eco Factor: All-electric lawnmower concept.
We know mowing lawns is boring and a back stretching routine. That only when you do it manually, but if you mow the lawns with the Lawnmower Scooter by industrial designer Vicky Petihovski, the…
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Eco Factor: Artist creates shoe replicas from discarded computer chips.
American artist Gabriel Dishaw knows about the growing problem of e-waste and isn’t just sitting around and wondering about the consequences. The eco-conscious artist is…
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