Eco Factor: Energy generating devices convert motion into electricity.
Speed bumps are usually placed in places where people want drivers to slow down their rides. New Energy Technologies is developing a system, which will make use of these bumps..
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Eco Factor: Zero emission car powered by electricity.
Indian electric car maker REVA has announced that the company will launch two new electric vehicles at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. The company will be showing off the REVA NXR and…
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Eco Factor: Indoor furniture equipped with air plants for air purification.
The rise in outdoor pollution has made health conscious homeowners make use of the hi-tech air purification systems that are good for their own health, but not actually so.
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Eco Factor: Bicycle made from plywood.
Reducing the dependency on fossil fuels and metals has made industrial designers focus their attention on bikes and renewable wood. Merging the two needs has made designer T Scott design a bicycle with a…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept taxi designed to run on electric motors.
Industrial designer Igor Vishnevskiy has taken inspiration from the Asian rickshaw in designing the urban taxi of the future. Dubbed Rikscha the vehicle is designed to…
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Eco Factor: The development of smart materials will push future architecture from the power grid.
German architect Alex Ritter thinks that the latest development in technology will yield smart materials that will revolutionize architecture…
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Eco Factor: Sports hall for a school made from recycled shipping containers.
Using old shipping containers as bones for a new building isn’t a new idea in construction, as the advantages of the structure are many. Apart from being easy to…
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Eco Factor: Gasoline car transformed to run on electricity.
If you think that transforming gasoline cars to run on electricity isn’t an easy thing to do, think again. A team of high school students of the North Carolina High School have done…
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Eco Factor: Ecofriendly phone runs on solar power.
Uganda Telecom has launched the country’s first solar powered cellphone. Dubbed “Kasana,” the phone is designed to harness the East African sun for a sustainable recharge after an initially..
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Eco Factor: Zero emission car with four in-hub electric motors.
Though TVR went into bankruptcy in 2006, industrial designer Niels Van Roij has designed a concept car aimed for the brand, which carries the brand’s signature looks and the curves.
