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Eco Factor: Efficient solar cells float and generates 800 times more energy than conventional silicon solar cells.

In what might be termed as a breakthrough in solar technology, Pyron Solar, a San Diego-based company, has announced the…

Eco Factor: Li-ion batteries for BMW’s EV to be supplied by Bosch-Samsung venture.

BMW recently announced that the company will pull out of the Formula 1 circuit at the end of this season as they’re planning to work more on sustainability and…

Eco Factor: Off-grid dwellings generate solar power, make you live along with nature.

For those who consider themselves an integral part of nature and the environment, SO Architecture have designed unique homes that give new meaning to living with.

Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture for Liverpool harnesses natural elements for energy and water.

Jefferson Sheard Architects collaborated with Halcrow Yolles to provide a new transport hub for Liverpool, which apart from being aesthetically…

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly car powered by hybrid engine.

Considering the pace at which technology is advancing it gets hard to figure out what the world would be like in a couple of decade. The eyes which show us the glimpses of the future world rest.

Eco Factor: Lamps and chandeliers made from recycled Epson ink cartridges.

Chandeliers and lamps made from rejected materials aren’t often an expensive way to add some green sense to your décor, however, if termed as works of art, they do fetch.

Eco Factor: Carbon credit meter tracks your daily emissions and encourages you to use public transport.

Industrial designers have always been challenged to imagine how product design and technology can be utilized to address social issues and…

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly MP3 player is charged by motion.

Most people have a habit of moving everything that they hold, industrial designer Thomas Mascall is getting something from this common habit, which we all require in abundance – energy….

Eco Factor: Lightweight prefabricated cabin for eco-adventurers.

Eskimos have been using this design for centuries to provide them with insulation and resistance against the sub-zero temperatures, and now an Australian manufacturer, Icewall One,…

Eco Factor: Underwater turbines to generate renewable energy.

Hydroelectricity is definitely a greener alternative to the energy generated in coal-fired power plants. However, mostly all hydropower plants rely on the dams to act as water…