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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient dishwasher washes dishes with ultrasound.

Designed by De Dietrich, the Onis dishwasher is great for all those who like to help the environment but don’t want to clean dishes manually. The system makes dish washing…

Eco Factor: Fuel saving engines and fuel-efficient car announced by Mazda.

Later than we expected, Mazda has finally started working on green cars that consume less and offer more. The company has unveiled the Kiyora, a compact and lightweight…

Eco Factor: Concept folding bicycle can easily be carried in a car’s trunk.

Industrial designer David Fionik has come up with a concept folding bicycle dubbed Dubike that can be folded into a cube to allow its user to carry it with ease. The…

Eco Factor: Hybrid snowmobile generates solar energy for power.

Designers over at Diseno-Art are thinking of ways to make your ride on the snow luxurious and green at the same time by unveiling a design proposal for a two-person snowmobile dubbed..

Eco Factor: Spy ship powered by electric thrusters.

US Army’s Space & Missile Defense Command is planning to deploy a hybrid unmanned spy ship over Afghanistan by 2011. The autonomous spy ship, which is based on a model created by Lockheed…

Eco Factor: Highly efficient solar cell developed by Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.

German scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have announced that they’ve successfully developed a single-crystal..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car with a carbon fiber body.

Compact bodywork and the use of lightweight materials can do a world of good for a car that is designed to run efficiently on clean fuel such as electricity. The E-Wolf E1 is one such…

Eco Factor: All-electric car with swappable batteries.

Tesla Motor’s forthcoming all-electric Model S sedan will have the ability to recharge in less than five minutes, courtesy swappable batteries that can be exchanged with new ones in less…

Eco Factor: Interactive tree harnesses solar energy for power.

Folks over at Loop.pH have designed a unique interactive solar-powered tree, which was unveiled at the London Design Festival. The structure comes with strands of light-emitting…

Eco Factor: Bicycle light gets powered by electromagnetic induction.

Designed by industrial designer Kai Malte Roever, the PUYL is a bicycle pump that doubles as a permanent illuminating bicycle light that doesn’t need a battery to operate. The..