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Eco Factor: Hybrid concept motorcycle harvests renewable solar energy.

The MoonRider concept motorcycle by Marko Design isn’t just a hybrid in terms of its engine, but also when it comes to operation. The concept integrates a zero-emission…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric car based on 2000 Lola Indy car.

A team of students at DeLaSalle School in Kansas City along with engineers from Bridgestone America’s Technical Center in Akron have developed an all-electric vehicle, which has.

Eco Factor: Inexpensive water filter based on nanotechnology.

Researchers at South Africa’s Stellenbosch University have created a unique “tea bag” that uses nanotechnology to purify drinking water and make is free from contaminants and…

Eco Factor: Students design pavilion using abandoned beer boxes.

Students at the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold have designed a unique pavilion using abandoned beer boxes. Dubbed as the Boxel, the structure was planned to provide a…

Eco Factor: Master plan for Kuwaiti military academy suggests a pattern of sustainable growth.

Designed by SOM the Ali Al Sabah Military Academy meant to provide primary education for cadets preparing to become Kuwaiti military officers, has been.

Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicles to be powered by electric batteries.

Tata Motors has announced that the company is ready with two new electric vehicles, which will be launched in the European countries as early as March 2011. The two vehicles…

Eco Factor: Electric-powered vehicle offers a zero emission ride.

The Fraunhofer System Research envisions the future as transport without emitting those dreadful fumes and carbon into our atmosphere. Working on a large-scale project to come up…

Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture designed to minimize energy consumption.

Your Building Here has unveiled the designs of the new embassy of the Czech Republic in the USA. The structure fulfills the functions of the embassy and will have a low..

Eco Factor: Concept folding bike can be rolled along.

Riding your bike to the supermarket and finding it stolen when you’re done with your purchases is a big problem. Designer Saul Maret is thinking of making bikes safer by allowing it to fold…

Eco Factor: Ford to install 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel systems at its Michigan assembly plant.

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power have joined hands to establish Michigan’s largest solar power generation and electric vehicle charging…