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Eco Factor: LED-equipped dress harnesses wind energy for power.

The lightweight and energy-efficient credentials of LEDs have made designers think of countless application areas. Dutch Designer Stijn Ossevoort believes that in addition to…

Eco Factor: Vertical system designed to harvest rainwater via natural processes.

Designed by Kooho Jung and Hayeon Kelly Choi the Symbiotic Green Wall is a conceptual double-layered wall system that collects, filters and distributes rainwater and.

Eco Factor: Piezoelectric devices to convert kinetic energy into usable electricity.

Researchers at the City College of New York are planning small-scale piezoelectric devices that can be mounted on the roof or tail or a car or on an airplane…

Eco Factor: Low-emission motorboat designed to run on solar energy.

Industrial designer Carl Hagerling has designed a sustainable motorboat for 3 passengers, which runs on a zero-emission solar-powered engine. Dubbed Iron 23, the motorboat…

Eco Factor: LED-illuminated office building reduces energy consumption.

The Unilever Headquarters has become one of the first office buildings to rely completely on LEDs as a light source. Together with Nimbus Group of Stuttgart, Behnisch…

Eco Factor: Sustainable development designed to be enveloped in moss.

Faulders Studio has proposed a mixed-use residential and commercial building for Tehran, a city with over 12 million inhabitants and possessing a unique atmosphere rich in both..

Eco Factor: Pavilion for World Expo 2010 to be made from recycled materials.

Designed by Kay Ngee Tan Architects, Urban Symphony will be Singapore’s pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The pavilion will be a tribute to the cultures of…

Eco Factor: Efficient wave energy generator based on aerospace design.

Oceans for long have been touted as a potentially vast source of renewable energy. However, of the hundreds of systems developed, only a few are able to churn out the needed…

Eco Factor: All-electric Radical SR0 to attempt to cross Pan-American Highway.

After thinking about racing in the Zero Emission Race around the world in 80 days, the Racing Green Endurance team from Imperial College London have set their eyes on…

Eco Gadgets: Flexible solar panel for rechargeable batteries.

Disposable batteries did transform technology and let to the advent of a range of portable electronic devices that were powered by them. However, since most of these batteries end up…