Eco Factor: Exercise bikes used to generate renewable electricity.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen has stated a free meal idea as a way to boost guests’ fitness and reduce their carbon footprint by making them exercise on bikes that…
Danish hotel allows guests to earn free meal vouchers by generating electricity Read More »
Eco Factor: Multipurpose device uses crank-power for electricity.
We all are so dependent on our portable electronic gear that it gets impossible to survive a power outage with depleted batteries. Eton, the makers of some of the finest American…
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Eco Factor: Vertical garden based on hydroponic plant growing technology.
Industrial designer Manuel Dreesmann is envisioning the year 2020, when most of the buildings will be self-sufficient not only in terms of energy and water, but will also…
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Eco Factor: Flexible wrist displays powered by solar energy.
HP is working on a technology that could enable soldiers read maps, directions and other important information on a flexible display that will be mounted on the wrist of the soldier….
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Eco Factor: Piezoelectric power technology to generate renewable energy for streetlights.
We’ve seen piezoelectric devices being embedded in everything ranging from dance floors to subway stations. Toulouse, France is now using the technology…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable pedestrian-centric sports and recreation development.
NBBJ in partnership with CCDI have designed the Hangzhou Sports Park that is a vibrant, pedestrian-centric sports and recreational development that will be located in…
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Eco Factor: Using sunlight to split water into its constituent molecules.
A team of researchers at MIT have developed a process to replicate the natural process of photosynthesis in plants by engineering the M13 bacterial virus that can split…
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Eco Factor: Low-emission vehicle for military to be powered by hybrid electric drive.
DARPA’s anticipated “Transformer TX” program is aimed at developing a flying car for the military that will have a vertical-takeoff system. The vehicle…
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Eco Factor: Electric bicycle for a zero-emission ride.
The brainchild of industrial designer Christian Vollmer is a chainless bike that has been designed using a pedelec system that works in tandem with a new belt system. The bike is intended for.
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicles powered by electricity.
Envision Motor Company has announced plans to start selling three new electric vehicles as soon as this June. The trio includes an all-electric seven-passenger wagon, a utility van and a..
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