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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient housing complex designed for Europe.

Dutch architect Koen Olthius, of Waterstudio, has envisioned a modern prefabricated housing complex to solve the problem of rising and falling tides, which the Dutch have been…

Eco Factor: Portable lamp powered by solar energy.

The Lora is a portable lamp that will light your path with power sucked from the sun. The lamp can be placed on the ground or on a table like auxiliary lighting, thereby function both indoors and..

Eco Factor: Energy-saving switch makes sure no lights are on unnecessarily.

We’ve seen lo-tech devices that claim to save energy by cutting off power when you leave your home. If you don’t want to depend on lo-tech stuff to do the…

Eco Factor: Concept bike powered by electricity.

Electric bikes have everything in them that could make an environmentalist fall in love with them. However, they often lack speed and aggression, assets most thrill-loving bikers won’t do without..

Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture harnesses solar energy and natural light.

Nottingham University’s plan to expand in Ningbo, China, has seen the development of a new Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies, which is designed by Mario…

Eco Factor: Homes made from natural materials require no air conditioning.

Technology might have provided us with the latest in cooling systems that can allow us to stand the heat of the desert sun without sweating. However, like most electronic…

Eco Factor: Kinetic energy generated from marching soldiers to be converted into energy.

A soldier’s backpack typically weighs about 75kgs, out of which 10kgs is the weight of the batteries that fuel the electronics present in the gear….

Eco Factor: Lamps created from recycled cassette tapes.

Cassette tapes, though obsolete in the era dominated mainly by digital audio players, hold nostalgic value for some. If you too want cassette tapes to always be a part of your living room,…

Eco Factor: Low-emission trucks powered by compressed natural gas.

At present, reducing the number of cars on the road or making all of them run on electricity doesn’t quite seem a feasible answer. With trucks and buses sharing the major load of.

Eco Factor: Concept air conditioner powered by solar energy.

With the summer sun getting hotter each year due to global warming and the rise in pollution, it gets really tough to stand all that heat without turning on the air conditioner. However,.