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Eco Factor: Pedal-powered bus for 15 people.

Commuting from one place to another in a bus could not have been more ecofriendly than traveling by this amazing “Busycle,” which is nothing but a Bus plus a Cycle. The vehicle can carry 15 persons..

Eco Factor: Houseboat made from salvaged wood.

German Architects Confused-Direction are designing a green houseboat, which they call “Schwimmhaus.” The Green houseboat has been made from salvaged wood collected from an old farm house. The…

Eco Factor: Solar cells just 1 mm long can power small to extremely small machines.

Instead of simply spraying paint on your walls and roofs, now you can beautify them with an eco-sense. Researchers at the University of South Florida have…

Eco Factor: High-tech, ecofriendly washing machine cleans clothes without any soap.

Korean designers Jung Hyun Cho and Bo Ram have designed a washing machine that needs just a minute to give you nice clean clothes. What’s more innovative is that the ma

Eco Factor: Rocks found 20 kilometers under the surface of Earth can be tapped to capture and store vast amounts of CO2.

The increase in the levels of CO2 in the recent decades has not only made the planet warmer, but has also increased the heat…

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly 32-inch backlight unit consumes just 39 watts.

While we were still praising the 21 watt Fulwood from VeryPC, here is another energy-efficient gadget for all “Eco Gadget” lovers. Tama Fine Opt (TFO) has developed a new…

Eco Factor: A sustainable design for the new Faculty of Science building at the University of Copenhagen.

Just a couple of days ago we got too see Sky Village, which was to be built in the suburbs of Copenhagen and here we are today with another…

Eco Factor: Fungus can answer fuel crisis with a faster way to produce diesel from plants.

Gliocladium Roseum, or simply “Magic Fungus” for researchers finding new ways to refill our fossil fuel reserves, is an organism which resides inside…

Eco Factor: VeryPC debuts new energy-efficient PCs that consume less energy than traditional light bulbs.

When it comes to high-end computing, energy efficiency takes a back seat. But companies like VeryPC are surely targeting the front slot for…

Eco Factor: Researchers achieve highest ever efficiency rating for dye-sensitized solar cells.

Grätzel cells, or dye-sensitized solar cells as they are popularly known, faced a major drawback till now – the performance of these cells dropped…