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Eco Factor: Lamps and chandeliers made from recycled Epson ink cartridges.

Chandeliers and lamps made from rejected materials aren’t often an expensive way to add some green sense to your décor, however, if termed as works of art, they do fetch.

Eco Factor: Carbon credit meter tracks your daily emissions and encourages you to use public transport.

Industrial designers have always been challenged to imagine how product design and technology can be utilized to address social issues and…

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly MP3 player is charged by motion.

Most people have a habit of moving everything that they hold, industrial designer Thomas Mascall is getting something from this common habit, which we all require in abundance – energy….

Eco Factor: Lightweight prefabricated cabin for eco-adventurers.

Eskimos have been using this design for centuries to provide them with insulation and resistance against the sub-zero temperatures, and now an Australian manufacturer, Icewall One,…

Eco Factor: Underwater turbines to generate renewable energy.

Hydroelectricity is definitely a greener alternative to the energy generated in coal-fired power plants. However, mostly all hydropower plants rely on the dams to act as water…

Eco Factor: Electricity generated by artificial photosynthesis.

Researchers at the University of California along with a team of scientists at MIT and Michigan are developing synthetic leaves that can use the phenomenon of photosynthesis to…

Eco Factor: Nissan LEAF gets powered by an electric engine for zero-emissions.

Nissan’s much-awaited all-electric hatchback has finally appeared at the company’s super-green headquarters. The car, dubbed LEAF, was unveiled by the company’s…

Eco Factor: Concept supercar powered by electricity.

Supercars are known for their gas-guzzling engines, noise and aggression. However, with the change in fuel, supercars would soon be lacking all of the above mentioned features and still provide..

Eco Factor: Solar Skin enables old buildings to generate solar electricity.

Architectural firms are envisioning new buildings that will be able to generate energy for themselves with a solar energy generating façade. But with most of the…

Eco Factor: Robots made from recycled materials.

Items such as old cellphones, broken wiper blades, used computer parts and trashed food processors might classify as junk for you, but for Columbian eco-artist Mario Caicedo Langer these are raw…