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Eco Factor: Hand-cranked LED light to help keep bicyclists safe.

Riding a bike is great, but if you’re riding on an open highway after dark without any illumination at your disposal you’re simply risking your own life. There are many LED…

Eco Factor: An innovative chair designed from discarded keyboard keys.

Dante Bonuccelli and Lamn have come up with an exceptionally innovative idea of designing a stylish and modern chair created from discarded keyboard keys. This incredible…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered zero-emission car from Pininfarina.

The solar-powered electric “Bluecar” by Italian car designer Pininfarina and French battery manufacturer Bolloré has finally reached the production line and the companies have…

Eco Factor: New Photovoltaic installation is expected to reduce the annual electric cost of District by 40%.

Orchard School District, serving nearly 1,000 students and the communities of northern San Jose and Santa Clara County, has recently…

Eco factor: Eco-friendly cellphones made from recycled plastic.

Sony Ericsson finally presented two new eco-friendly handsets, the C901 and the Naite after they were in news for almost a week. The cellphones are well designed and do not compromise.

Eco Factor: The Waterpod is a self sufficient habitat on water that will harness renewable sources for energy.

Mary Mattingly, a sculptor and photographer, and other three artists are set to complete a Waterpod project, a sort of self sufficient.

Eco Factor: Flexible rooftop solar panels offer solar energy at a low price.

Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new way of integrating flexible solar modules in a transparent thin film barrier that is..

Eco Factor: Dew collectors reduce the amount of water required for irrigation, protect plants from weeds.

Israel-based start-up Tal-Ya Water Technologies has announced a new product that squeezes dew from the air for watering crops. The system is.

Eco Factor: Lithium sulfur batteries enhance storage capacity by three times.

Lithium-sulfur batteries have for long attracted scientists and researchers who want to increase the storage capacity of batteries that could revolutionize electric…

Eco Factor: New technology allows excess renewable energy to be converted into methane for cloudy, windless days.

The major problem associated with any renewable energy generator, especially wind and solar power systems, is that they are highly…