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Eco Factor: Sustainable shelter harvests solar energy to illuminate energy-efficient OLEDs.

Industrial designer Todd Kramer has made sure that disaster relief operations get quick and green with his new In-Habit shelter. The hi-tech shelter…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by solar energy.

David Norvell, the director of the Office of Sustainability and Energy Management at the University of Central Florida, is making some heads turn on the university’s campus by driving a car..

Eco Factor: Water purification system utilizes solar energy for cleaning water.

Japan-based engineering house NTT Facilities has developed unique solar-powered water processing plants that seem to be inspired by the shape of UFOs. The water…

Eco Factor: Hi-tech tombstone harnesses solar energy to play music.

The International Funeral Fair in Guangzhou has already seen some great ways to keep your green lifestyle going even after your death. The fair has also seen the launch of a…

Eco Factor: Artwork made from discarded cellphones.

Going by research, the average cellphone user discards a cellphone after 18 months of use. With the number of cellphone users on the rise, the number of cellphones discarded every year is hitting.

Eco Factor: Concept speaker powered by solar energy.

If the solar-powered magnet phone concept Cheers seemed a bit too futuristic to you, the designer is back again with a bang, and this time with an ever more clever concept product Tryi Yeh…

Eco Factor: Houseboat made by recycling an un-flyable aircraft.

Of all the products that designers and artists recycle to create something functional out of trash, aircraft do seem the most interesting and the most difficult too. We’ve seen…

Eco Factor: Exhibition space to bring visitors close to the Great Lakes and encourages them to conserve natural resources.

Industrial designer and architect Michael Burns has shared with us his newest creation which encourages the masses to care..

Eco Factor: Concept car designed to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The megalopolis of the future needs futuristic cars that are compact, green and fast. Industrial designers have been striving hard to occupy the requirements in a compact…

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient lamps run on solar energy.

Out of the six billion people living on the planet, a third lack access to electricity. While industrial designers have already pulled up their socks to develop products specifically for this.