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Eco Factor: 100% solar-powered house design.

The Solar House project is part of a collaborative project between the Industrial Design and Architecture departments at the University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign. This was the first step in the…

Eco Factor: Bullet Encapsulator is made up of recycled rubber that helps recover bullets for recycling.

Each of us is equally responsible toward our environment. Whatever the task, the after-effects on the environment must be considered before..

Eco Factor: Sustainable building for University of Windsor’s Centre for Engineering Innovation.

The engineering students at the University of Windsor will soon be studying in a new building, which along with many sustainable features will be the.

Eco Factor: Fuel-saving engine technology.

Spark-free combustion is analogous with diesel engines where heat and pressure trigger combustion. Being a fuel-saving technology, General Motors is pushing the technology to much used gasoline engines,..

Eco Factor: Recycled greenhouse made from plastic waste.

Scotland-based REAP, a local sustainable development charity, has designed a greenhouse that helps you grow organic veggies and fruits using trashed plastic bottles and other unwanted…

Eco Factor: Pollution sensing nano-sensors powered by solar energy.

The Queensland University of Technology has been awarded a $1.3 million grant to develop solar-powered nano-sensors which could detect pollution and monitor the environment in…

Eco Factor: Air Force’s hydrogen generating plant powered by solar energy.

Hydrogen is by all means a green fuel and a better alternative than other fossil fuels which are in use today. Making hydrogen generation a green process, Hickam Air…

Eco Factor: Lampshade made from recycled toothpicks.

Be it junked objects, street trash or landfill waste, green designers have no shortage of raw material which can be crafted into stunning forms using the finest of creative skills. Daisuke…

Eco Factor: Wave harnessing device could reduce cost of wave energy.

Even after being efficient and cost-effective, wave and tidal energies aren’t really being globally harnessed. The reasons range from the high cost of the initial setup and the.

Eco Factor: Junk bike powered by electricity.

What good are recycled objects if they’re developed for an exhibition or a show and are returned to the junkyard after the show is over? Omaha-based DIYer, Tony Parker, is showing the world a way…