Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by compressed air.
Honda has designed an all new Air Concept car, which the company showcased at the 2010 LA Auto Show’s Design Challenge competition. Designed to weigh less than 1000lbs, the vehicle can.
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Eco Factor: Visually delightful, cubical pavilion made from laths.
Designed by Danish designer Soren Korsgaard, the Organic Cube is a parabolic public installation that allows viewers to observe sun rays filtering through numerous planks. The…
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Eco Factor: Small batteries pack large potential energy densities.
The development of lithium-ion batteries triggered a revolution in the electronic market by powering everything from cellphones to cars. Now a research funded by DARPA is trying to.
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Eco Factor: Hybrid halogen CFLs cut back on warm-up period to save energy.
While it’s usually annoying to see standard compact fluorescents (CFLs) taking so much time for heating up before they could actually serve you with full luminescence,…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable design offers commercial and recreational opportunities in urban environs.
HAY! Tráfico Workshop has proposed an Eco-turistical Center for the Mexican City of Tlaxcala built on land susceptible to private encroachment…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable tower powered by solar and wind energy.
The Acupuncture Tower by designer Kulthida Songkittipakdee, Jen Hung, Tien Wu and Cheng Pan, graduate students at the I.A. Lab of Taiwan University, has been proposed to be developed.
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Eco Factor: Low-emission bus designed to meet idling laws.
Bauer’s Transportation is trying to change its brand image, by introducing new buses that use solar energy to power onboard electronic systems even when the bus engine is off. The…
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Eco Factor: New tree planting technique plants more than 90,000 trees a day.
Thank goodness, it’s bombing for a different reason altogether in fact for the best should we say. Military planes designed to drop landmines are now being…
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Eco Factor: Electric vehicle with hydrogen fuel cell range extender.
Lest the modest looks of the vehicle should make you dismiss it as a golf cart or something, allow us to introduce you to the newest version of AVL’s Fuel Cell Commuter…
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly system uses sunshine to provide water, energy and hydrogen.
The Essential Element has introduced a mobile device that can provide up to 87,000 liters of water a day, create hydrogen for burning a camp-style cooking stove…
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