Eco Factor: Concept headset powered by renewable solar energy.
Industrial designer Zhong-Fa Lie has come up with concept headphones that aim to swipe the floor under your feet by combining the features of portable speakers as well. Dubbed Hexound,.
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Eco Factor: Machine generates hydrogen and syngas using solar energy.
A team of researchers in the US and Switzerland have created a machine that like plants uses solar energy to produce fuels, which can later be used in different ways. The…
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Eco Factor: School building made from discarded plastic bottles.
We, at EcoFriend, have seen architecture made from bottles in the past as well, but the Bottle School is the first of its kind structure that we’ve come across. Developed by Illac.
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As we know it
With fossil fuel reserves depleting fast, researchers over the globe are focusing their attention on systems that can generate energy from renewable sources of energy such as wind. The trend is catching up fast as in 2005 wind energy.
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What it is
After LG launched its first solar-powered e-book reader over a year ago, we were pretty confident that other companies will soon follow the trend. Justifying our hopes, Toshiba and KDDI have unveiled a uniquely designed e-book reader…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept vehicle powered by electric motors.
Designed by Bobin Kil, the Light Weight concept is a zero-emission electric vehicle for the future that can also give you the pleasure of riding a one-wheeled motorcycle if you.
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Eco Factor: Concept cellphone harnesses renewable solar energy.
Designers at ZTE Corporation have unveiled a new concept cellphone, dubbed the Double, which will never run out of juice on a sunny day. The concept phone features photovoltaic…
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Eco Factor: EV testing program to include solar-powered public charging stations.
The lack of proper infrastructure to accommodate electric vehicles has been a major hurdle in the global adoption of clean electric cars. To find solutions, Honda…
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Eco Factor: Machine utilizes solar energy and harvested rainwater to create rainbows.
Michael Jones McKean, a former resident at the Bemis Center and now a professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University, has created a machine that can create…
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Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient vehicle powered by a hybrid engine.
Honda has unveiled its new PHV, the Accord plug-in hybrid demonstrator, that could be launched in 2013. The vehicle, which is nothing more than an early-stage prototype, will make use.
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