Uncategorized

Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture designed to be powered by renewable energy.

Children in Hørsholm, north of Copenhagen, will soon have the greenest childcare center in Denmark. The center, which is due to be completed by November 2010, will…

Eco Factor: Low-emission supercar designed to be powered by a gas/electric hybrid engine.

Kepler Motors has announced the development of a hybrid supercar, which will be unveiled at the 2009 Dubai International Motor Show. Dubbed the Motion, the..

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly lamp designed to run on pedal power.

Industrial designers Ignacio Ojanguren Alvarez, Christina Perdikaki, Hafsteinn Juliusson have unveiled the “Ride it to Light it Bike Lamp,” which doesn’t consume electricity from..

Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient car to run on a hybrid engine.

After Rolls Royce and Ferrari, Nissan might also be dreaming about a hybrid car. According to rumors a hybrid version of the GT-R might be somewhere in the pipeline for Nissan. Supposedly,.

Eco Factor: Limestone caves used to naturally cool data centers to save energy.

Of the total amount energy used by data centers, a major percentage goes into power hungry cooling systems. Iron Mountain is thinking of the possibility to stack data..

Eco Factor: Plan to develop a sustainable zoo with renewable energy harvesting capabilities.

JDS Architects have unveiled the design of a sustainable zoo they’re proposing to be built on the South Korean island of Dochodo. The architecture…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered water purification system.

Since the water cycle is overloaded by human intervention, water found in every spot of the world can be contaminated with pathogens and other substances. While there is no dearth of water…

Eco Factor: 26-hectare site to be converted into an eco-village that harnesses renewable energy.

A section of Lafarge Cement is likely to be sold to Durham County Council for just £1 as part of a plan to build an ambitious “Eco-Village.” The..

Eco Factor: Synthetic enzyme to help capture CO2 from coal plant emissions.

While researchers are trying to find the best places to safely store carbon dioxide underground, there are some who are working to refine the initial processes of carbon..

Eco Factor: Energy-saving processors to boost computing power consuming negligible energy.

Not so long ago our computers relied on single-core chips that had to be boosted for performance, which eventually turned the machine into a heating…