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Eco Factor: O2 launches energy-efficient universal charger.

Research conducted by O2 states that about £30 million worth of electricity is wasted every year in the UK just because of the improper use of cellphone chargers. If the same amount of…

Eco Factor: Battery-powered boat uses solar panels for a recharge.

Alan Belle, an engineering lecturer at the Australian Maritime College, and his team have developed a battery-powered, solar-assisted boat dubbed the Greenliner. The designers of…

Eco Factor: Sustainable tower houses sky gardens and wind turbines.

Gensler architects have announced a sustainable tower that at 632 meters will be the tallest tower in the whole of China. The spiral-shaped tower will also be high on sustainably..

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly concept car powered by electric axle motors.

One thing we don’t often see in concept cars is the focus on driver and passenger safety. However, designer Manuel Schneider and his team has designed a car that incorporates..

Eco Factor: CFC-free inhalers cost more but prove green.

The New Year will see all albuterol inhalers used in the U.S. getting eco-friendly and a bit more expensive. The ozone damaging CFCs used in these inhalers will be replaced by…

Eco Factor: Shipping container home has low environmental impact.

“Port-a-bach” is a compact home designed specifically for those who love living a nomadic life. Designed by Cecille Bonifait and William Giesen of Atelier Workshop, the house…

Developed by NASA, the EcoSphere is complete eco-system that has been sealed in hand blown glass. The pod contains all the basic necessities of life – water, air and earth. Algae and other microbes sustain each other with nutrients. All the pod…

Eco Factor: Highly-efficient wind turbine design.

FloDesign Wind Turbine has developed a new turbine design that could generate electricity at half the cost of conventional wind turbine. The design has been inspired from jet engines and avoids the.

Eco Factor: A city designed with used plastic bottles.

Plato in 360 BC described a city named Atlantis, whose beauty was beyond any comparison. Mythologized for its abundance of striking temples and stunning vegetation, the city was supposed to be.

Eco Factor: Farmer builds 26 robots from junk to perform daily tasks.

A Chinese farmer, Wu Yulu, has proved that mechanical skills don’t come with after years of specialized education, but all that is needed is passion and patience. The farmer…