Eco Factor: Mechanical watch powered by onboard solar panels.
Cabestan Watches has developed a unique timepiece that will be powered by onboard solar cells that are specially designed for small surfaces and low luminosity. Dubbed Sol Invictus, the.
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Eco Factor: Concept lamp reduces energy use with LEDs.
In addition to food, water and radios, one thing that camping enthusiasts never forget is taking a flashlight along with additional ambient sources of illumination. Industrial designers Kyeore.
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Eco Factor: New technology to generate biofuel using artificial photosynthesis.
Taking inspiration from nests of a semi-tropical frog called the Tungara frog, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found a way to artificially create a…
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Eco Factor: Massive solar power plant designed to generate 250MW of energy.
Cobra Energy has unveiled plans to develop a massive $1 billion solar power plant in Australia that will be able to generate up to 250MW of renewable electric power. The…
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Eco Factor: All-electric lawnmower concept.
We know mowing lawns is boring and a back stretching routine. That only when you do it manually, but if you mow the lawns with the Lawnmower Scooter by industrial designer Vicky Petihovski, the…
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Eco Factor: Artist creates shoe replicas from discarded computer chips.
American artist Gabriel Dishaw knows about the growing problem of e-waste and isn’t just sitting around and wondering about the consequences. The eco-conscious artist is…
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered airport expansion.
Foster + Partners have unveiled the expansion plans of the Queen Alia International Airport that will allow it to grow without disruption over the next 25 years. Slated to be complete by 2011, the…
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Eco Factor: Energy generating shock absorber generates electricity from bumps in the road.
Mechanical engineering students from the State University of New York are developing a regenerating shock absorber that recovers a vehicle’s vibrational…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission trike powered by renewable energy.
A 19-year-old student from west Wales has won the UK Young Engineer of the Year Award for a zero-emission trike that harvests solar energy on the move. The inventor, Shawn Brown, from…
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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient server cooling tech developed by Green Revolution Cooling.
We’ve seen data center operators chose unconventional places to store servers in an effort to reduce the amount of energy it requires to cool these units…
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