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Eco factor: Bikers using energy from their cranking to run electronic devices.

Using kinetic energy to power gadgets has caught everyone’s attention lately, and pedal power is a fun idea that does generate usable amounts of electricity. A group..

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient e-book powered by solar energy.

Designed by Massimo Marrazzo, the Liberto e-book reader adds a new dimension to mobile reading with the addition of photovoltaic panels for power. The name Liberto is a merger between…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission hybrid buses.

The Mercedes-Benz Citaro G Blue Tec Hybrid articulated bus announced in 2007 is a 18-meter-long hybrid bus that can be seen in European cities. This zero-emission hybrid bus uses a 19.4 kWh lithium-ion…

Eco Factor: Observation tower harnesses solar energy for electricity.

XTEN Architecture’s entry to the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Competition in Dubai has been designed according to the traditional Islamic geometric patterns found in Dubai’s…

Eco Factor: New age OLED lamps are four times more efficient than incandescent electric lamps.

The Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea, a government-funded institute, has introduced all new organic light emitting diode

Eco Factor: Concept charger harnesses kinetic energy for electricity.

With billions of people in developing and under-developed nations still in need of a few watts to illuminate their homes, designers all over the world have started developing…

Eco Factor: Small wind turbine generates electricity at low wind speeds.

Wind energy does offer a promise to power your home with green electricity provided your house is on the countryside where skyscrapers don’t put breaks on speeding wind….

Eco Factor: Skyscraper with a rooftop-based ecosystem.

Whenever it comes to vertical farming, people mostly envision high-rise buildings where veggies are grown at different levels. Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter have a different thought to…

Eco Factor: Home built from trashed beer bottles.

We’ve probably seen hundreds of uses of old beer bottles, and though many DIYers plan out products that take no more than a few weeks to build there are more patient recyclers that opt for an…

Eco Factor: Helmets equipped with wind turbines to power a two-wheeler’s lights.

A team of students at Cheng Shiu University have developed a new helmet that generates wind electricity to power two-wheeler’s headlights, tail lights and…