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Eco Factor: Human-powered water purification floating island.

Jakub Szczesny of design collective Centrala has come up with a floating island as a part of the Sychronicity architecture/art festival in Warsaw, Poland. The floating island consists..

Eco Factor: Recycled lamp made from old keyboards.

The keyboard is one of the cheapest and most essential computer accessories, which when broken is often trashed rather than repaired. Eco-minded designer Nolan Herbut has given a new life to old..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric scooter from Ultra Motors.

After making waves last year with the A2B electric assist bicycle, Ultra Motor has announced a new version of the electric bicycle that does away with pedals and integrates a much more..

Eco Factor: Recycled car transformed to run on batteries and biodiesel.

A team from the University of Kansas, popularly known as Ecohawks, has converted a 1974 VW Beetle to run on a hybrid engine fueled by a biodiesel generator and a series of 10.

Eco Factor: Solar-powered house from Germany wins Solar Decathlon 2009 competition.

The Solar Decathlon 2009 saw participants from all over the globe aiming to develop the best possible solar-powered house in the world. The German team from the…

Eco Factor: Sculpture made from scrap metal.

Cambridge-based amateur sculptor James Hanslow has transformed scrap metal collected from a variety of sources into a T-rex dinosaur skeleton that is six meters long and 1.7 meters high. What initially.

Eco Factor: Zero-emission UAV sets endurance record running on fuel cells.

Developed by the Naval Research Laboratory, the hydrogen fuel-cell powered Ion Tiger has set an unofficial record by flying 23 hours and 17 minutes at Aberdeen Proving…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission ferry to be powered by electricity.

While there is no shortage of electricity-powered small boats, a Japanese ship maker, IHI Corp., has announced that it plans to launch the world’s first battery-powered large ferry…

Eco Factor: Air traffic control center for Slovenia designed for efficient functioning.

Sadar Vuga Architects have designed a sustainable and modern Air traffic control center for the Brnik Airport in Slovenia that will provide security and…

Eco Factor: Zero emission electric motorcycle by Honda.

While companies like Mission One are gracing electric motorcycles with speed, style and performance, Honda is thinking the other way around, with the company planning to debut a retro-styled.