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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient football stadium with solar canopies.

The FIFA World Cup may be over, but the obsession and affection for the game is such that nations have already battling it out for one that starts in 12 years. Qatar is bidding to..

Eco Factor: Mixed-use building with terraces that flaunt beautiful green plants.

A new mixed-use green building will soon make a remarkable sight right in the heart of Ljubljana, between the park and main Ljubljana pedestrian commercial street….

Eco Factor: Solar electric cars made using up to 50 percent recycled or certified re-manufactured parts and materials.

Cruise Car, Inc. has proudly introduced a line of solar electric cars that will be showcased at Solar Power International 2010…

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…