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Eco Factor: Solar-powered lantern runs energy saving CFL lamps.

Millions of people residing in rural parts of the world don’t have access to basic amenities like clean toilets and electricity. While the local governments might take a few decades.

Eco Factor: Sustainable housing complex utilizes wind energy for power.

The rise in population demands houses to live in, which need to be sustainable and green in every respect so as to reduce the burden on the environment and the already scarce..

Eco Factor: Bioreactor generates biofuel from algae.

Modern technology, no matter how advanced it might be, depends on energy and fuel for survival. The overdependence on technological innovations and the rapid decline in fossil fuel reserves has..

Eco Factor: Organic liquid to capture two times more acid gases than conventional liquids.

Most of the electricity the world consumes comes from coal-fired power plants, which emit tons of harmful acid gases. Presently these plants make use of…

Eco Factor: Biofuel mixed with petro-fuel to be used to power F-18 Super Hornet.

The US Navy has escalated its efforts to green its fighter jets, with a proposal for about 40,000 gallons of JP-5 aviation biofuel being issued. The fuel won’t be…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered cooker utilizes sunlight for induction cooking.

Solar cookers are nothing new, but most of them utilize the sun’s heat for a green meal and might spoil your outdoor party on an overcast day. Industrial designers Anil…

Eco Factor: Water saving device monitors flushes and prevents leaks and wastage.

An unattended running toilet can use more than 6000 gallons of water in just one day, which is much more than the average consumption of a normal household. A toilet..

Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electricity.

With the rise in the number of electric cars on the road and lithium batteries the best way to power them, electric cars of the future will get even more expensive for a common man to afford and…

Eco Gadgets: Concept flashlight requires no batteries for operation.

The market is flooded with gadgets that are being touted to serve you in times of emergency. Be it emergency flashlights or radios, all these products run on batteries, which…

Eco Factor: Lamp created from discarded drinking straws.

We all love to spend our summers sipping chilled drinks and never actually bother about the hundreds of drinking straws we discard each season to keep ourselves cool. Designer Scott Jarvie…