Eco Factor: Solar energy harvesting device offers green charge everywhere.
With our lives being dependent on electronic gadgets more than ever before, keeping our batteries juiced up at all times isn’t easy. Industrial designers Jun-Se Kim,…
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Eco Factor: Prefabricated home made from recycled materials.
Pods are the latest in prefabs and though they look simple from the outside they do require a lot of design and engineering skills that pack luxurious living into a smaller area….
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Eco Factor: Detecting the molecular model of cement, researchers at MIT try to design greener concrete.
The dream for sky-touching structures wouldn’t have come true without cement. However, the quest for taller structures also means a rise in…
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Eco Factor: Lamp made from recycled materials.
Of all the products that eco-minded artists think can be made from recycled materials, lighting fixtures are the most common. From lamps made from drinking straws to the ones made from zip ties, each.
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Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient concept ship harnesses renewable energy for lower carbon emissions.
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has unveiled a next-gen car-carrier concept that will generate some of the energy it needs for propulsion from roof-mounted solar.
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Eco Factor: Carbon nanotube-based photodiode betters the efficiency of solar cells.
Researchers at the Cornell University have created the basic elements of a solar cell that they hope will lead to solar cells with much better efficiency. The…
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Eco Factor: Spacecraft to help scientists understand polar climate change will be powered by the pressure of sunlight.
Solar Sailing, a dream for most space engineers can soon meet reality as researchers are planning a spacecraft that will be…
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Eco Factor: Zero emission motorcycle runs on an electric engine.
For Tom Miceli, a student at the Appalachian State University, two months was all the time he got to complete his final year project. He didn’t waste time on thinking but got…
Eco Factor: Low emission hybrid concept vehicle.
The upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show will see the launch of Lexus’ new concept hybrid car the LF-Ch, which proves that hybrid and low-emission vehicles have come of age with some style from the golf…
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Eco Factor: Concept hybrid for the year 2020 gets powered by hydrogen and ethanol.
Does our need to go green mean that in the future we will be driving cars that don’t have much under the name of performance? Industrial designer Edwin Yi Yuan…
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