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Eco factor: Eco-friendly cell phone concept can be charged by the heat of surrounding objects.

London designer Patrick Hyland has a sizzling hot concept to heat up the cell phone market this season. Christened the “Nokia E-Cu,” this mobile…

Eco Factor: Amtrak proposes plans for a two-track system and a Super Express for fast and green commuting.

Looking at old, incomplete tracks in Connecticut, which cannot even take the burden of the Acela high-speed train that currently runs on…

Eco Factor: 500ft balloon designed to carry up to 150 tonnes more than 1,200 miles.

Australian firm Skylifter is developing a piloted airship that could change the face of cargo transportation forever. The company claims that its massive balloons..

Eco Factor: Electric racing car with race autonomy of 20 to 25 minutes.

The world’s fastest racing electric single-seater has made its debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Developed over a period of two-and-a-half-years, the Formulec EF01 is a…

Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient car achieves an average of 74.8 miles per gallon.

Meet the world’s most fuel efficient car that has recently set a new Guinness World Record for the “longest distance traveled by a standard production passenger car on..

Eco Factor: Bazooka-fired buoyancy aid can save thousands of lives.

A portable bazooka-fired buoyancy aid, christened Longreach, has won the 2010 James Dyson Award, by competing alongside 14 other finalists. The device, which can save thousands…

Eco Factor: Concept tree structure includes translucent solar panels.

Nissan has unveiled a new solar tree concept at CEATEC 2010, which is a part of the 2030 Zero-emission City proposal that Nissan and some other companies are participating in…

Eco Factor: Harvesting solar winds could help generate one billion billion GW of power.

Until now, solar and wind energy have been the most prominent forms of available renewable energy resources that can easily be tapped. Instead of working on…

Eco Factor: Fuel-cell-powered electric bike uses water to generate power.

SiGNa Chemistry, Inc., makes a breakthrough with developing a new electric bike that runs on water. The fuel-cell-powered electric bike that promises 60 miles on a single…

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly house loaded with green features to go beyond CO2 neutrality.

We have seen a handful of carbon neutral houses of late, but Eyeful Home Company of Tostem Housing Institute Co Ltd offers what it calls a “carbon minus…