Eco Factor: Passive solar tree house by Standard Architects.
L.A.-based Standard Architects have designed a modern “Tree House” which would definitely make the life of the modern Tarzans lavish. The 167-sq-m concrete and wood house is designed.
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Eco Factor: Rotating table made from recycled materials.
Looking at the image, you might find the Theo Table to be just another dinner table with contemporary looks, but the table actually displays the art of recycling at its lavish best. Suitable.
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Eco Factor: Self-sufficient capsule powers itself with solar energy.
Recently we saw researchers at the Paragon Space Development Corporation develop a greenhouse that could be used to feed lunar astronauts on moon-grown veggies, and today we have.
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Eco Factor: Trike capable of 125 miles on a single gallon of gas at 65mph.
What do car technicians do in their garages? Simple, they build what they never could at their company. The same is the case with John, a Ford fuel efficiency technician,…
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Eco Factor: Software-monitored sensors to reduce energy consumption in offices.
Saving energy in the form of electricity has always been touted as one of the best strategies to curb the energy crisis. However, with our lives getting busier we often…
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Eco Factor: Transparent solar modules for building-integrated photovoltaic systems.
Massachusetts-based Konarka Technologies Inc. has announced that the company has developed transparent solar cells, which would make BIPV (Building-integrated…
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Eco Factor: Office building to be constructed from prefabricated “matchboxes.”
Allard Architecture’s “Matchbox” building has been approved by the Amsterdam Aesthetics Committee, which when complete in December 2010, will house 22…
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Eco Factor: Device utilizes momentum of a washing machine to generate electricity.
We all know that it’s possible and easy to harness kinetic energy from everything that remains in motion and we’ve seen really weird concepts that claim to…
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Eco Factor: Algae harvesting technology for bio-fuel.
Apart from planning space missions and looking for ways to shift mankind to extraterrestrial locations, researchers at NASA are also developing tech that could make Earth a better place to live.
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Eco Factor: Solar energy harnessing jacket for soldiers.
Being on a crucial mission and losing mobile power is a soldier’s worst nightmare. However, with green technology nightmares like these could never make it to reality. The GCell PV Jacket..
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