After Hindenburg, it is a pretty safe bet to say that Zeppelins are a bit out of fashion and it would take some convincing to get people to step on board. But there is something so very magnetic about these seemingly magical giants floating…
Wind and hydrogen-powered zeppelin paves way for the ‘Age of the Jetsons’ Read More »
What’s happening right now?
The world is in dire need of alternative source of energy. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the high carbon dioxide emissions are major contributing factor of global warming. The message on.
Future Perfect: Space-based solar power Read More »
The concept of a car that can travel both on land and air may become a reality in near future. Designer Thomas Larsen Roed has given abundant time for this idea to be implemented some day and has come with with a vehicle concept dubbed the “Chase…
‘Chase 2053’ concept car moves on both land and air Read More »
Eco Factor: Concept velomobile is grown using arborsculpture.
The Ajiro is the brainchild of designer Alexander Vittouris and has been designed as an urban personal mobility system that is grown naturally rather than being created in a…
Ajiro concept velomobile is grown naturally on bamboo plants Read More »
Eco Factor: Efficient electric motors to be made without using Chinese rare earth materials.
We all know that our much loved electric cars are propelled by electric motors that require rare earth materials, which are found in China. Since China…
Toyota working on next-gen induction motors for electric cars Read More »
Eco Factor: Proposal to turn a light rail line into a sustainable development.
With a new light rail line being proposed for Copenhagen suburbs that will connect 20 development zones with a total area of 11 square kilometers, the Bjarke Ingels…
BIG Architects propose a sustainable ring of development around Copenhagen Read More »
Eco Factor: Zero-emission amphibious vehicle powered by electricity.
The Manta concept vehicle is the brainchild of Belgium-based designer David Cardoso Loureiro and has been conceptualized for individuals who live close to a water body. The…
Manta concept three-wheeled amphibious vehicle is powered by electricity Read More »
Eco Factor: Sustainable stadium to feature an internal garden that serves as a thermal buffer.
Paris-based practice SCAU in collaboration with Morocco-based Archidesign has won an international competition to design the “Grande Stade De…
Grande Stade de Casablanca stadium to feature an interior oasis for visitors Read More »
Eco Factor: Tidal power plant to help generate 250MW of renewable power for Indian state of Gujarat.
London’s marine energy developer Atlantis Resources Corporation has signed a MoU with the government of Gujarat to set up India’s first…
Atlantis Resources Corporation to develop 250MW tidal power plant in India Read More »
Eco Factor: Wood glues with zeolite help improve air quality indoors.
Researchers believe that up to 85 percent of all wood materials that include particleboard and plywood are made using adhesives that carry formaldehyde, which according to WHO…
Zeolite-based wood glues help particleboards absorb indoor air pollutants Read More »
