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Eco Factor: Pedal-powered generator provides clean electricity to power outdoor events.

Organizing an outdoor event is tough, not only because of the setup that you’ll have to make, but also because of the electricity that will be required to…

Eco Factor: Low consumption fluorescent lamp lighting system.

Italian designer Roberto Giacomucci is giving a new dimension to indoor lighting by giving homemakers a sustainable option to high-energy lamps, which not only makes your house shine,…

Eco Factor: Lighting system is made up of discarded circuit boards.

The Sy-Box lighting project deserves appreciation not only for its contribution toward the environment, but also for its aesthetic design. Designed to be used as night light, the..

Eco Factor: Cellphone battery chargers powered by solar energy.

You might be in love with your iPhone 3G, but without juice even the iPhone is nothing more than a 133 gram brick lying in your pocket. The folks over at Energizer have tried to…

Eco Factor: Recycled plastic bottle installation in NYC by MSLK.

Statistics show that about 1,500 bottles of packaged drinking water are consumed every second around the world and about 80% of all these bottles reach the landfills. This means that.

Eco Factor: Solar-powered street market concept.

In an era where multi-story shopping malls have transformed the process of buying goods and services, Israeli designer Yarel Yair is envisioning a world where sustainability will want small markets.

Eco Factor: Prefab home made from ecologically farmed bamboo.

Made from ecologically farmed bamboo, the Modularean Eco House by designer David Baker is a stunning prefab that gives meaning to architectural craftsmanship. Featuring designer…

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient data center to be built for Syracuse University.

Syracuse University will house a new data center that will consume about half as much energy as a typical data center, which will place it among the world’s most…

Eco Factor: Bicycle is powered by clean solar energy.

Engineering students at Miami Coral Park Senior High school are building a bicycle, just like usual bikes on tires, but the only difference is that it will be propelled by a solar-powered…

Eco Factor: Bio-fuel manufactured from cottonseed oil.

Cottonseed, which is usually considered a waste product of cotton manufacturing units, could one day be a new source of auto fuel. The findings came after a research group at the GMR Institute.