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Eco Factor: Zero-emission trike powered by electric motors.

With the number of cars on the roads on the rise and not much possibility that the highways will get any broader, car designers are looking toward ingenious designs that can squeeze…

Eco Factor: All-in-one gadget powered by solar energy.

The bed in your bedroom is usually littered with a range of electronic and electric products that are used to keep you on time and entertained. Most of these gadgets are either powered by…

Eco Factor: Personal aircraft powered by electric motors.

While Solar Impulse is just waiting to hit the sky on solar energy, the University of Cambridge has already tested their twin-engine, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled by ultra-light…

Eco Factor: Wall-E robot made from recycled materials.

Characters made from recycled materials usually seem as if they were left behind by an ambiguous UFO which did land on our planet for a few minutes. However, there are certain ways trash can..

Eco Factor: Portable vertical gardens for indoor farming.

With the land available for farming being used to develop skyscrapers, environmentalists are of the opinion that in a couple of decades millions would starve to death if something serious…

Eco Factor: Supermarket checkout to be powered by the energy created by shoppers’ cars.

If you’re a regular consumer of goods purchased from Sainsbury’s in Gloucester you would soon be helping the supermarket power itself with clean and…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered aircraft.

Powered entirely by the energy of the sun, Solar Impulse, a prototype solar-powered aircraft, is expected to make a debut on June 26 in Switzerland. The aircraft comes with the wingspan of an Airbus A340…

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

The designers at Diseno-Art have always stunned us with some beautiful, green and practical cars which should definitely make it to the open streets in the near future. These designers…

Eco Factor: Flexible solar modules illuminate bus stops and sends internet-based updates of transport schedules.

Waiting for a bus at a dark bus stop would soon be history as some Canadian research engineers at McMaster University have developed..

Eco Factor: Re-engineered 2009 Saturn Vue runs on E85 Ethanol.

A team of Ohio State college of Engineering students have won the first place, surpassing 16 other teams from around the world, in the EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, automotive redesign…