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Eco Factor: Concept vehicle runs on bio-diesel.

Lightning Hybrids unveiled their four-door sports LH4 sedan at this week’s Denver Auto Show. If everything went according to the plan, we might see Lightning Hybrid’s LH4 100 MPG hydraulic beast…

Eco Factor: Latest carbon capture technique would allow scientists to slow down global warming.

Research conducted by an international team of scientists, led by the University of Manchester, has shown that underground water has been able to…

Eco Factor: New York’s Ontario County planning garbage-to-gas utility.

New York’s Ontario County is planning to build a $100 million plant that could make use of the trash collected in landfills. If the plan is finalized, Casella Waste…

Eco Factor: Water-saving device allows farmers to water only when trees are thirsty.

Israeli scientists have developed a new device that could enable a tree to text, email and even turn on the irrigation tap to water itself. The unnamed device is..

Eco Factor: Batteries made from organic materials.

Researchers at MIT have developed a new technique by which lithium-ion batteries could be made green, without showing any effect on the overall capacity and performance of the cells. The…

Eco Factor: Waste to energy-converting cooker could protect the environment and feed the poor.

Nairobi’s Kibera slum, said to be the biggest in Africa, assaults the eye as soon as you enter its premises, with health hazards posed by garbage. The.

Eco Factor: Hydrogen fueling station provides clean fuel for vehicles.

With the opening of the first hydrogen fueling station at Aiken, researchers from South Carolina seem to have materialized what they have been preaching for the past few years..

Eco Factor: Recycled furniture from Joel Hester.

In the name of recycling, old cars are usually shredded into pieces and metals and plastic are separated for further reuse. While it might seem to be a green idea, the energy used to re-convert the..

Eco Factor: Two-seater concept car runs on clean fuel-cell energy.

Adam Zerbib is a familiar face in the field of designing. This time his “Polygon Hot Rod” concept car caught my eyes. Though this one has been picked up from his previous…

Eco Factor: Static electricity powered light bulb.

Kids do go crazy for toys, and apart from keeping them busy, some toys do impart a lot of knowledge, which can help them all through their lives. While the world is already battling energy…