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Eco Factor: Soil-less cultivation system makes growing food easy.

The decrease in the amount of land available for cultivating food and the rapid increase in population has tempted designers to think about ways growing food can be made simple,…

Eco Factor: Researchers working on new technology to generate geothermal energy at low temperatures and low cost.

Research conducted by MIT estimates that enhanced geothermal systems could provide 10% of the electricity demands of the nation by…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission super car powered by electricity.

For all those in love with green cars, but don’t want to sacrifice the thrill a super car delivers for the environment, Mercedes-Benz will soon be launching an all-electric super sports.

Eco Factor: Kinetic energy powered concept mouse.

Be it any desktop or laptop, computing for me is incomplete without a mouse. Like most notebook users I too make use of a wireless mouse to ease my work. Industrial designer Natalie Miklosic seems..

Eco Factor: Concept phone powered by solar energy.

Industrial designer Cyrene Quiamco took inspiration from a Swiss Army knife to design a concept phone that eases music, contact information and other data transfer that till date is mostly…

Eco Factor: Homes built from straw could have negative carbon footprint.

Straw was used to build houses in the medieval period, where modern construction materials were not available. Presently people living in all urban areas depend more on…

Eco Factor: Newly discovered bowl-shaped molecule could refine carbon capture systems.

Though the actual research being conducted by Maryland scientists wasn’t to find out ways to help the planet, the result did surprise one and all. J.A….

Eco Factor: Solar-powered portable electronics charger.

The current situation of the planet demands more use of alternative energy and systems that are less polluting and more environmentally responsible. This thinking has made several designers…

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient lantern powered by solar energy.

Most of us living in developed parts of the world aren’t actually aware of the problems people living in underdeveloped regions have to battle out each day. For people living in…

Eco Factor: Japanese company develops solar-powered cellphone.

While Samsung took the lead in India by launching a low-cost solar-powered cellphone, it’s up to NTT DOCOMO to launch a solar hybrid phone that packs an 8MP camera as well. The…