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Eco Factor: Spy ship powered by electric thrusters.

US Army’s Space & Missile Defense Command is planning to deploy a hybrid unmanned spy ship over Afghanistan by 2011. The autonomous spy ship, which is based on a model created by Lockheed…

Eco Factor: Highly efficient solar cell developed by Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.

German scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have announced that they’ve successfully developed a single-crystal..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car with a carbon fiber body.

Compact bodywork and the use of lightweight materials can do a world of good for a car that is designed to run efficiently on clean fuel such as electricity. The E-Wolf E1 is one such…

Eco Factor: All-electric car with swappable batteries.

Tesla Motor’s forthcoming all-electric Model S sedan will have the ability to recharge in less than five minutes, courtesy swappable batteries that can be exchanged with new ones in less…

Eco Factor: Interactive tree harnesses solar energy for power.

Folks over at Loop.pH have designed a unique interactive solar-powered tree, which was unveiled at the London Design Festival. The structure comes with strands of light-emitting…

Eco Factor: Bicycle light gets powered by electromagnetic induction.

Designed by industrial designer Kai Malte Roever, the PUYL is a bicycle pump that doubles as a permanent illuminating bicycle light that doesn’t need a battery to operate. The..

Eco Factor: Energy saving system heats or cools interiors according to climate.

In a normal house, heat is either lost or gained through the most thermally weak points, the windows. An Italian company, VentroVentilato, is trying to make windows…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered system to refine magnesium and use it as a source of fuel.

Oceans contain about 1800 trillion tons of magnesium, which if refined can be used to meet the world’s energy needs for the next 300,000 years. But refining…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric aircraft to run on hydrogen fuel cells.

Designers at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Aircraft Design have announced that they’ll be building an electric aircraft that will be powered by hydrogen…

Eco Factor: Concept car designed to run on electric engine fueled by solar power.

Pforzheim University graduate Anne Forschner is one auto designer who believes that cars of the future need to harness renewable energy and convert it into usable…