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Eco Factor: Portable solar-charger for mobile devices.

Industrial designer Emily Lai is adding a new dimension to green tech with a concept solar charger she calls the Mor-Power. The device is designed to power mobile devices such as cellphones…

Eco Factor: Recycled guitar gets a new iPod dock and speakers.

Guitars are made for music and entertainment, but frequently all guitars need a change in strings and some servicing. However, broken down guitars that are hard to repair often find…

Eco Factor: Space-based solar farm to be developed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp and IHI Corp.

Space-based solar plants are slowly gathering momentum with a Japanese project to develop a space solar plant that is capable of generating 1GW of power…

Eco Factor: Vertical garden designed in London covers 8-stories and is composed of 12,000 plants.

What started as a simple plant suspension that ran its roots into a fish tank in his bedroom wall has turned into a profession for Patrick Blanc….

Eco Factor: Boat constructed from recycled materials.

After working on his dream for a total of nine years, Beardstown based Butch Williams, a retired draftsman at the Illinois Department of Transportation, is set to roll in his paddlewheel boat…

Eco Factor: Recycled pedal boat transformed into a washing machine.

I always wondered as to what happens to pedal-boats after they’ve completed their life and are no longer safe for the open water. While most of them are nothing more than a…

Eco Factor: Sun and rain harvesting resort offers sustainable living.

Industrial designer Pedro Gomes thinks he knows what avid campers need on their camp site. It is all about ample water and ample electricity to keep their gizmos charged up. The.

Eco Factor: Hammer designed to be powered by solar energy.

Diamonds are often touted to be a girl’s best friends. Friends or not, the mining process isn’t as friendly to the earth and the ecosystem. Designer Besty Alwin knows that diamonds…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by hydrogen.

Mercedes-Benz has officially announced the launch of its first series-produced fuel cell car on the road. The F-Cell car will offer a performance similar to a 2.0-liter petrol car and will be…

Eco Factor: Clock made from a recycled turntable.

With recycling being more of a necessity rather than an art for most, we see designers crafting new functional products from things that for most would be useless. The turntable clock is one such…