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Eco Factor: Pedal-powered USB gadget charger.

Solar-powered chargers do promise to give your gadget a green charge every time, but sun isn’t a reliable source of energy unless you’re aboard the International Space Station. A team of students…

Eco Factor: Concept lamp powered by solar energy.

Designed by Vincent Geraedts, the SolarMature looks just like any other lamp you might be having in your living room. However, according to its name, the lamp doesn’t depend on grid electricity…

Eco Factor: Chandelier made from recycled packaging material.

Blocks of Styrofoam used to pack computers do wonderfully well in protecting your machine from scratches, but once delivered, all the packaging material ends up polluting the…

Eco Factor: Anti-desertification device containing seeds to be airdropped on deforested places.

Inspired by the legend that states that after the Second World War, Gale Halvorson, an American pilot, dropped candies in the name of hope for the…

Eco Factor: Sheriff’s forensic laboratory and coroner’s office in San Matao runs on solar energy.

HOK Design has developed a sustainable office building in San Matao, California, which will function as a forensic laboratory and coroner’s…

Eco Factor: Passive solar tree house by Standard Architects.

L.A.-based Standard Architects have designed a modern “Tree House” which would definitely make the life of the modern Tarzans lavish. The 167-sq-m concrete and wood house is designed.

Eco Factor: Rotating table made from recycled materials.

Looking at the image, you might find the Theo Table to be just another dinner table with contemporary looks, but the table actually displays the art of recycling at its lavish best. Suitable.

Eco Factor: Self-sufficient capsule powers itself with solar energy.

Recently we saw researchers at the Paragon Space Development Corporation develop a greenhouse that could be used to feed lunar astronauts on moon-grown veggies, and today we have.

Eco Factor: Trike capable of 125 miles on a single gallon of gas at 65mph.

What do car technicians do in their garages? Simple, they build what they never could at their company. The same is the case with John, a Ford fuel efficiency technician,…

Eco Factor: Software-monitored sensors to reduce energy consumption in offices.

Saving energy in the form of electricity has always been touted as one of the best strategies to curb the energy crisis. However, with our lives getting busier we often…