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Eco Factor: Solar-powered battery charger.

Discharged dry cells have a serious environmental threat with all those toxic electricity-producing chemicals inside them. But the importance of dry cells in today’s electronic gadgets can’t be ruled..

Eco Factor: Study light powered by solar energy.

Late to realize the importance of renewable energy in today’s world, Indian electronics firm BPL has launched a dependable study light for students studying in remote areas of the country. The…

Eco Factor: Rainwater harvesting system.

Global warming and long lasting dry spells have encouraged one and all to use their creativity to design the most efficient and effective rainwater harvesting system. While some still use an old oil drum to.

Eco Factor: Prefabricated home design to run on solar energy.

Green minds at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in Arizona have designed a new prefab desert home by merging conventional ecofriendly building practices and modern…

Eco Factor: Largest solar thermal power station in Asia to be built by China.

China is planning to build Asia’s largest solar thermal power station in a Beijing suburb with construction to commence next month. The plant will be able to generate..

Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient, lightweight car.

Taking fuel-efficiency to its utmost limits, some students have designed a new fuel-efficient car dubbed the Maritime Mileage Machine. The car comes with a lightweight body made of Kevlar, an…

Eco Factor: Radio stations powered by solar energy.

Residents in certain remote areas of Africa still lack access to grid electricity, and instant communication is still a distant dream for them. Orange Guinea Conakry and Ericsson have now teamed..

Eco Factor: Cellphone powered by solar energy.

Just after cellphone manufacturers like LG, Samsung and ZTE announced their solar-powered devices at the MWC, KDDI’s design studio has a latest concept device designed by Japanese Takumi Ota –…

Eco Factor: Cost-effective solar cells can be printed like currency notes.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), a world leading research organization, has announced that they have succeeded in developing a new..

Eco Factor: Kitchen cabinetry and base units made from recyclable materials.

Italian manufacturer Valcucine has developed the world’s first recyclable modular kitchen having a structure made from recycled aluminum, consuming just 20% of the…