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Eco Factor: Lamp made from recycled zip ties.

We all buy a large number of gadgets and appliances for our homes each year and throw away all the packaging material that ends up clogging the landfills and polluting the ecosystem. Avid DIYers have…

Eco Factor: Batteries used in electric cars to get safe with the addition of special molecules in electrolyte.

Li-ion batteries may have given the world of electronics and electric cars what they always longed for. However, the technology isn’t..

Eco Factor: Photobioreactor uses algae to generate fuel.

We recently showcased Emergent Architecture’s Flower Street Bioreactor that was designed to be installed in Los Angeles. The architecture firm has designed an even better bioreactor system.

Eco Factor: Solar-powered cooler recharges portable electronic devices.

Picnic enthusiasm quickly turns dull if you find that your favorite drinks are turned hot as they were left in the sun or in your car. If you don’t want to go for the usual..

Eco Factor: Boat powered by diesel/electric hybrid engine generates solar electricity to recharge batteries.

Hybrid technology is nothing new for the automobile world, with major car manufacturers laying their bets of both diesel/electric and…

Eco Factor: House powered by solar energy developed by student team at Santa Clara University.

The biannual Solar Decathlon competition will be held this year in October. Universities from around the globe are trying out their ecofriendly home…

Eco Factor: Hydrogen fueling stations to be built in London in efforts to promote the use of hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Hydrogen has for long been touted as the green fuel of tomorrow, however the lack of adequate infrastructure has kept things…

Eco Factor: Car powered by electricity generates solar power.

Industrial designer Jay Sim believes that the reasons for the failure of various ecofriendly cars were not actually in them but in the transportation system on the whole. This thinking..

Eco Factor: Marine fouling removing robot makes ships fuel efficient and fast.

The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has recently conducted tests with a unique ship hull grooming robot that removes marine fouling deposits from the hulls of ships,..

Eco Factor: Low-cost printable solar cells developed at The University of Texas At Austin.

One of the biggest drawbacks of solar cells available on the market today is their high cost, which keeps homeowners from opting for renewable energy…