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Eco Factor: Found metal sculptures by artist Andrew Smith.

Trash is a raw material for some eco-minded artists like Andrew Smith. Andrew has made use of everything from an old kerosene torch to bike parts to create a human figure he calls…

Eco Factor: Lead-acid battery powered compact city car.

The Earth is not going to swell in the future to accommodate the growth in population and cars. City lanes are more congested than they ever were before and the situation is going to get…

Eco Factor: Electric bicycle conversion kit.

While bicycling is good for you and the environment, there are still some lazy people who don’t want to pedal all the way to the nearest store. This Neodymics Cyclemotor kit is just for those who need.

Eco Factor: Mixed-use skyscraper hosts multiple sustainability features.

Designed by Angel House Developments, this tower gets its nickname “Number 1” due to the distinctive shape created by the cantilevered head. The tower has been proposed…

Eco Factor: ODA showcases park design for 2012 London Olympics.

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has showcased plans for a mini Kew Gardens to be built on the 100 hectares of land between the Olympic stadium and the aquatics center. The scheme.

Eco Factor: Billboard entirely powered by the sun and wind.

Times Square will soon get the first ecofriendly billboard that is completely powered by the sun and wind. The $3 million billboard will weigh 35,000 pounds and will be placed 55 meters…

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient lamp sucks out the last drops of juice from a dead battery.

Portable batteries refined the way electronics were used. Be it our cellphones, MP3 players, digital cameras — everything runs on portable batteries. While..

Eco Factor: Recycled multipurpose shipping container.

Shipping containers are not a new ingredient in green architecture. Earlier we saw the shipping container hotel and the Push Button house made from shipping containers, and now we have an even..

Eco Factor: Small piezoelectric generators convert motion energy into alternating current.

Researchers at Georgia Tech University have developed small size piezoelectric generators made from zinc oxide wires bundled together in flexible plastic….

Eco Factor: Sustainable lamp uses the small current produced during metabolic reactions as a power source.

The need to develop cheap, effective, and sustainable power sources has forced mankind to think out-of-the-box to harness sources no one has.