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Eco Factor: Solar-powered airport expansion.

Foster + Partners have unveiled the expansion plans of the Queen Alia International Airport that will allow it to grow without disruption over the next 25 years. Slated to be complete by 2011, the…

Eco Factor: Energy generating shock absorber generates electricity from bumps in the road.

Mechanical engineering students from the State University of New York are developing a regenerating shock absorber that recovers a vehicle’s vibrational…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission trike powered by renewable energy.

A 19-year-old student from west Wales has won the UK Young Engineer of the Year Award for a zero-emission trike that harvests solar energy on the move. The inventor, Shawn Brown, from…

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient server cooling tech developed by Green Revolution Cooling.

We’ve seen data center operators chose unconventional places to store servers in an effort to reduce the amount of energy it requires to cool these units…

Eco Factor: Charger automatically cuts off power when your phone isn’t charging.

According to AT&T about 80 percent of mobile users leave their chargers plugged into the wall socket even after charging their cellphones. Though it might seem a…

Eco Factor: Prototype printer creates buildings from natural materials.

Designer Enrico Dini has created a prototype D-Shape printer that can create buildings made of stone and eventually moon dust as well. The process that initially sounds like..

Eco Factor: Bicycle sheds harvest solar energy to charge electric bikes.

Sanyo has announced the installation of two “Solar Parking Lots” that incorporate solar panels, lithium-ion battery systems and provision of 100 electric hybrid bicycles..

Eco Factor: USDOT prototype aims to replace highway infrastructure with an intelligent highways system.

Solar Roadways has announced the development of the first prototype solar road that is designed to replace the nation’s deteriorating highway.

Eco Factor: Portable water purifier encourages users to consume tap water.

According to statistics about 29.8 billion plastic water bottles are purchased every year and about 80 percent of that ends up in landfills. Plastic takes thousands of…

Eco Factor: Robotic fish for rescue work and maritime research powered by fuel cells.

Researchers at the Osaka City University’s Faculty of Engineering have developed a one-of-its-kind robotic fish that is designed to be powered by a…