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Eco Factor: Researcher group working on a low-cost, efficient method to convert wind vibrations to electricity.

Instead of harvesting wind energy using wind turbines, a research group at Cornell University is trying to harvest vibrations caused in.

Eco Factor: Green roofed sustainable building with natural surroundings.

Prague-based architects Chalupa Architekti have won a competition to design the new Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington DC, USA. Exhibiting deep connection with the…

Eco Factor: Offshore wind farm uses direct-drive wind turbines.

There is no denying that offshore wind power in the Great Lakes holds great potential, so to drive further growth of the industry GE and the non-profit Lake Erie Energy Development…

Eco Factor: Sustainable solar powered home made from shipping containers.

Rapid industrialization and our quest to possess the latest in technology leave an everlasting impact on the environment. Researchers over the globe have now recognized that.

Eco Factor: New technology to generate fuel from carbon dioxide emissions.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are developing a new technology to convert carbon dioxide into transportation fuels using solar energy and special…

Eco Factor: New catalyst helps fuel cells generate 12 times more current and last 10 times longer.

Chemists at Brown University have improved the credentials of fuel cells by replacing pure-platinum catalysts with a nanoparticle consisting of a…

Eco Factor: Sustainable tower designed featuring public garden and a sky deck.

The Castle in the Sky is a concept tower proposal by Paris-based Atelier Ramdam Architects to be constructed in Latina, Italy. The slender architecture has been…

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly mobile phone designed to harvest renewable energy.

The Aeolus Phone concept by industrial designer Cyrene Quiamco has been created to reduce the burden on the grid and allow users to charge their devices anywhere at any…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission bike powered by solar energy.

Built by Giant, this is the “Stilletto” chopper bike, which gets powered by a brushless hub motor fueled by a 36V battery pack. The bike features a modular solar panel array of 36V…

Eco Factor: Sustainable high-rise building constructed using recycled material.

It is one hell of a task for designers to construct a structure that incorporates advanced green technologies to meet terms with sustainability and set example for…