Eco Factor: Solar-powered multifunctional concept robot.
The success of R2-D2 robot in Star Wars has made industrial designers conceptualize real-life robots that can perform a variety of tasks to continue the success story. Inspired by the…
R2-D2 inspired R1 Panda multifunctional robot moves using solar power Read More »
Eco Factor: Rooftop solar array to generate about 2.6MW of renewable electric power.
NexGen Energy and Bella Energy have announced that the two companies will build a gigantic 2.6MW solar array on the roof to the Calvin L Rampton Salt Palace…
Salt Lake Convention Center to get the largest rooftop solar array in the US Read More »
Eco Factor: Sustainable convention center to be developed by COX Architecture.
COX Architecture has unveiled the designs of a sustainable convention center to be built in Taiwan for the turnkey team. The Kaohsiung Exhibition and Convention Center..
Kaohsiung Convention Center to feature a triangulated roof with solar collectors Read More »
Eco Factor: Sustainable home built from recycled shipping container.
Architect Jim Poteet has created a unique dwelling space for Stacey Hill in Texas that maximizes the use of environmentally friendly materials inside out. The house, made from a..
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Eco Factor: MIT researchers create synthetic, self-assembling chloroplast that restores solar cells damaged by the sun.
Scientists have mimicked nature numerous times to facilitate technological advancements that have leaped mankind into a sci-fi..
MIT scientists develop solar cell recycling technology Read More »
Eco Factor: Speakers made from biodegradable PLA material reduce waste.
Green Voice, an eco-friendly speaker, finds use in your favorite empty perfume bottle before you had decided to abandon it. Designed by Nien-An Lin, Ya-Fang Cheng and Genius…
Eco-friendly biodegradable speakers fit any bottle to encourage reuse Read More »
Eco Factor: Self-reliant future cities with organic food production.
HP Skyline 2020, the online design competition asked students and professionals to collaborate and elucidate their visions and designs that would change the skyline thereby…
City and the Skyline is an ecologically sustainable visual delight Read More »
Eco Factor: Wooden houseboat to provide permanent residences on water.
The very thought of living in a houseboat leaves me enthralled. The whole experience of being surrounded by clean water, while enjoying magnificent view, comfort and luxury is..
Contemporary houseboat offers green and luxurious housing in Germany Read More »
Eco Factor: High-speed filter purify water using electrified nanostructures.
Our developing world is facing some serious diseases like cholera, typhoid and hepatitis, thanks to the dirty, unsafe water. In an attempt to provide a solution,…
Stanford researchers develop high-speed, low-cost filter Read More »
Eco Factor: Lighting system makes use of soy-based candles.
Industrial designer Simon Enever is aiming to encourage a younger, broader audience to use candles by providing a system that includes a push button lighter and extinguisher in a…
CANDELA aims to promote the use of eco-friendly candles for lighting Read More »
