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Eco Factor: Solar-powered portable batteries.

We have always encouraged our readers to depend more on renewable energy and try purchasing solar-powered gadgets, or at least use renewable energy at home to charge their portable electronic gear….

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient server system from Appro.

The newest server system from Appro comes with modern technology that not only makes it one of the most powerful systems in its class, but with integrated green features it also is one of the..

Eco Factor: Solar-powered LED lighting for illuminated evenings.

Making great use of the only star of the solar system, designer Mustafa Emre Olur has designed the Lightimus – a solar-powered nighttime lighting system. The LED light comes in the.

Eco Factor: Conversion of oil rigs into luxury resorts instead of blowing them up, which threatens aquatic life.

Sometimes looking at things from a different perspectives yields incredible outcomes. And this is what for the Houston, Texas-based Morri

Eco Factor: Truck powered by a diesel-electric hybrid engine.

Trucks have always been the kings of the road, so any futuristic design of a truck needs to maintain that distinct image and class. Gabor Magyari, a design student at the University of..

Eco Factor: Device harnesses a bike’s waste energy.

To harness the energy that goes to waste whenever you are biking your way home, designer Evan Grant has developed the ReCycle concept energy harnessing system. The ReCycle can be installed on a…

Eco Factor: Sustainable house powered by solar energy.

The fourth Solar Decathlon is going to be held in October this year and participants have already tied their belts to develop the most fascinating solar home that could revolutionize the…

Eco Factor: Atmospheric CO2 recycled into alternative hydrocarbon fuel.

According to statistics, every 12 days the world consumes over a billion barrels of oil, which in turn release a trillion pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere. This CO2 results…

Eco Factor: Kinetic energy-harnessing speed bumps for London.

Recently we saw some students at MIT develop energy-harnessing shock absorbers that could generate electricity for your electric car whenever you hit a bumpy road, and today we have a…

Eco Factor: Biomorphic skyscraper concept.

The land available for growing food has already been taken up by colossal skyscrapers that make up the urban world of today and perhaps tomorrow. The condition is expected to get even worse, provided the..