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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept car powered by electric motors.

The Volkswagen Moog by designer Klaud Wasiak suggest an all new visual and audible language of zero-emission electric cars of the future. The concept, which has been inspired by…

Eco Factor: Sustainable home office made from recycled materials.

A team of students at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco have built a modern home office that utilizes sustainable prefabricated design techniques. Upon completion of…

Eco Factor: Paving slabs convert atmospheric nitrogen oxide into nitrates.

With a constant rise in the amount of toxic gases in the atmosphere, researchers in Germany are finding ways to convert these gases into substances that don’t have any…

Eco Factor: Fuel-cell power plant converts methane gas into electricity.

FuelCell Energy Inc., Danbury-based maker of high-efficiency, ultra-clean electricity plants using renewable and other fuels has succeeded in developing a way to extract…

Eco Factor: 18650-type lithium-ion cells could lead to EVs with a range of more than 500 miles.

If Martin Eberhard, the electric vehicle engineering director at Volkswagen’s Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL) in Palo Alto, California is to be.

Eco Factor: Flat-packed chair made from sustainably sourced birch plywood.

Furniture holds the potential of throwing new life into a dwelling. We have the market flooded with designs varying from contemporary to elegant to stylish to antique. But,.

Eco Factor: 3D portraits created from trash.

While for most people trashed items hold no value, there is no dearth of artists who use other people’s trash as raw materials for something new and better. Eco-conscious artist Jason Mecier knows the.

Eco Factor: $150 million solar energy company set to build solar power plants in Saudi Arabia.

Walking through glorious history of oil production, the world’s most important oil producer Saudi Arabia is now looking towards solar energy for power…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission aircraft to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The German Aerospace Center is working with Lange Aviation GmbH to develop next-generation fuel cell powered aircraft, the Antares H3. The Antares H3 is the successor of the.

Eco Factor: Prototype airplane to be powered by human energy.

A team of Microsoft employees will compete Saturday in Red Bull’s Flugtag Competition with an airplane that will be powered by human energy. Dubbed the Windows Project Phoenix, the…