Eco Factor: Batteries made from old aluminum capsules, coffee grounds, strips of copper and salt water.
In an attempt to show the world the importance of collecting and recycling the valuable material aluminum, Vienna-based designers…
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Eco Factor: Ship-shaped pavilion envisioned to support endangered animal species.
The Ark, conceived by Czech designer Jan Vranovsky, is an inventive pavilion for Prague Zoo in Troja. Aside from serving as a new entrance, a tearoom or a bike…
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Eco Factor: Bike parking features solar panel system.
The fact that Nordic countries, especially Denmark, have shown a peculiar fondness to environmental friendly bike transportation over decades has inspired Spanish architectural designer Nazli…
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Eco Factor: Light art festival uses renewable energy and sustainable materials.
Asia’s first eco-friendly light art festival started in Singapore and showcases a variety of sustainable lighting installations that either use recycled materials or.
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Eco Factor: Concept SUV runs on bio-diesel/electric hybrid engine.
Conceived by Portuguese automotive designer Marcelo Aguiar, a.k.a. marceloaguiar, Element-C is a sports utility vehicle concept that relies on a bio-diesel/electric hybrid engine…
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly solar-powered water desalination system.
A research team from MIT’s Field and Space Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has designed an environmentally friendly water desalination system that..
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Eco Factor: Green car consumes 3 to 6 pounds of wood pellets to run for 10 miles.
If you think biomass can be used only for cooking purposes, think again. The Swedish Precer Group proudly presents a green car concept that runs on wood pellets….
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Eco Factor: Multi-functional business building made using sustainable materials and green technologies.
Boasting high-energy savings and a healthy way of living is a gorgeous building designed by Italian architect Marco Acerbis. Unveiled at the…
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Eco Factor: Vessel made from sustainable materials gets powered with recycled vegetable oil.
Australian eco-sailor Inigo Wijnen has created a fossil-fuel-free yacht, dubbed as Gaiasdream, for a trans-Pacific expedition this December. The…
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Eco Factor: High-tech street light with solar cells and lithium-ion batteries.
Sanyo and Panasonic recently announced the launch of the Everleds Lithium-ion Solar Street Light that is designed to reduce impact on the environment. The high-tech…
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