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Eco Factor: Nanostructure with less semiconductor material can reduce cost of solar energy.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have created a novel nanostructure that could lead to low cost solar cells for cost-efficient solar..

Eco Factor: Researchers develop MOF-200 achieving world record for carbon dioxide storage capacity.

Chemists from UCLA and South Korea have created MOFs, or metal-organic frameworks, that have achieved the world record in porosity and carbon…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission motorcycle powered by electric motors.

It has been three years since Brammo unveiled its groundbreaking consumer electricity motorcycle, the Enertia. Costing $12,000 the Enertia was capable of hitting a top speed of…

Eco Factor: Toyota to develop all electric sportscar with Tesla.

Rumors are ripe around Toyota racking its brain to work out an all-electric super sports car program of its own with the help from its new partner, Tesla. It is believed that the…

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly energy concept stores waste heat in ground and reuses for heating in winter.

It gets unbearable to stand the baking heat during the summers. What if there was a way to utilize what we hate the most to make our dwelling…

Eco Factor: Teens construct solar-powered wooden homes for the homeless.

Humanity and eco-consciousness is what we have to learn from a group of students from Seminole Vocational Education Center. The students learned carpentry and electrician…

Eco Factor: Luxurious high-speed train concept offers low-carbon, sustainable transport.

Britain’s leading transport designer Paul Priestman of Priestmangoode has unveiled a conceptual high-speed train for the UK. Expected to be the Great…

Eco Factor: Recycled bikes painted using water-based inks.

Looking as appealing as the new one is the sleek recycled bike developed by Argentine designers Natan Burta and Alejandro Sanguinetti. Dubbed the “Monochrome”, this stunning bike takes.

Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper equipped with cutting-edge green technologies.

The Evolving Skyscraper has been designed by Vahan Misakyan for the city of Yerevan in Armenia. The structure features geodesics that form three piercing towers…

Eco Factor: Sustainable yacht powered by hybrid propulsion system.

Adam Voorhees has unveiled the designs of a 66-meter yacht that connects luxury, sustainability and nautical lifestyle. Dubbed Ra, the superyacht explores transformability of space.