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Eco Factor: Solar-powered electric car.

Industrial design students at the Seoul National University of Technology, Ju Ho Young and Kim Sung Uk, have tried to incorporate the latest in solar panel technology in a zero-emission car powered by…

Eco Factor: Small solar powered robotic unit can purify contaminated water in areas with limited volumes of water.

RIPPLE is a small size robot specially designed to remove contaminants from small ponds and lakes. The robot measures the level of..

Eco Factor: Biogas-powered German town to become the first in the world.

Lünen, a small town north of Dortmund, Germany, will soon become the first town in the world that will be powered by biogas generated from horse and cow manure. Apart from..

Eco Factor: Three-story-high energy-efficient digital media façade.

American Airlines Arena has unveiled MiamiMediaMesh, a one-of-a-kind 3.400-square-foot, energy-efficient digital media façade in Miami, which will be the largest digital LED…

Eco Factor: Protective sheets for PV systems are tougher and stiffer than typical PV encapsulants.

DuPont, the company that has the largest portfolio of photovoltaic materials in the solar energy industry, is not just making new advances in solar.

Eco Factor: Laser fusion facility to produce more energy than it consumes.

It might look as if its defying the energy laws of physics, but scientists at the National Ignition Facility have got it all set up for the world’s first machine, powered.

Eco Factor: UAV helicopter powered by an electric hybrid engine.

In a bid to green aviation, Falx Air has unveiled the final design overview of its hybrid electric coaxial helicopter UAV. The UAV is intended to be powered by an advanced fast…

Eco Factor: Smart grid project envisioned for Austin.

Come August and Austin would see the launch the Pecan Street Project, which hopes to provide the city with 300MW of renewable energy that will be produced within the city limits and the…

Eco Factor: Speakers powered by solar energy.

While the Q-Sound Bluetooth headphone concept is still ruling the minds of all iPod owners, Tom Pritchard has designed concept speakers for the iPod, which run on solar energy and also recharge the…

Eco Factor: Coffee table is made up of recycled steel, glass and wine bottle punts.

Blue Moon Bottles has utilized empty wine bottles and their punts to create some useful items such as furniture, candle holders and vases. Among these works, the..