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Eco Factor: Phone made from recycled aluminum carries ultra-low power E-Ink display.

Designed by Luis Barceló, the Nokia Ink 01 is an answer to the growth in the number of cellphones being used and their impact on the environment. The Nokia Ink..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission yacht powered by hydrogen fuel cells generates renewable energy for on-board systems.

In a bid to study pollution caused by the use of fossil fuels in the Mediterranean, the Zero CO2, which is the world’s first hydrogen.

Eco Factor: Sustainable space gets inflated with passing wind currents.

Created by Mass Studies, the Air Forest provides sustainable space for a wide range of applications. The 1,400 square-meter pavilion can be inflated with passing wind…

Eco Factor: Concept cellphone powered by alcohol.

Apart from solar and wind energy, other green energy sources are being developed to run our portable gadgets and like always designers are taking cellphones to perfect their most ingenious of…

Eco Factor: Device captures water condensate in the AC for watering the garden.

Summer months are not just hard for you, but the same for your garden as well. Watering gardens during summers increases your utility bills and if you forget doing…

Eco Factor: Hydrosense water consumption monitor tracks leaks to their source.

Tracking electricity consumption in a normal household isn’t a new concept, but tracking water usage and detecting the tap which is consuming the most with just one..

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient HomePlug adapter saves up to 50% power in standby mode.

Energy-efficiency is the need of the hour, and electronic companies are quite well versed with the requirements as most products launched recently offer greater..

Eco Factor: Algae to be used for cheap ethanol production.

In an effort to fuel the world with clean and cheap energy, Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels have partnered to build algae farms that can convert carbon dioxide into ethanol, which can…

Eco Factor: Kinetic energy cellphone charger.

Research indicates that in Australia, the number of cellphones in use is more than the population. Similar is the case with other countries where mobile phones are turning out to be the biggest market.

Eco Factor: Recycling plastic bottles to generate solar, wind, wave and hydroelectricity.

If you summarize the problems the environment faces today, the end result would be two main issues – the increase in landfill waste, which mainly consists..