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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient and sustainable living exhibited by a family.

A New Zealand based family has given up all luxuries and technology in an effort to educate the world the ways to go green and sustainable. Murry Grimwood and Jennie Upton..

Eco Factor: Human-powered water pumps can solve the water crisis in developing and underdeveloped countries.

If scientists are to be believed, then water was the first and the most important resource that finally led to life on our planet. What…

Eco Factor: Cheaper, more efficient alternative of CFLs developed at Cambridge University.

Researchers at Cambridge University have developed a new way to produce highly efficient LEDs, which can reduce the cost of LED bulbs from £20 to just £2..

Eco Factor: Concept vehicle to be powered by an electric engine.

Long drives become exhausting if the driver is not comfortably seated behind the wheel. The cars of today have no more than an adjustable seat which has no great or relaxing effect…

Eco Factor: Rear light for bikes to be charged by kinetic energy.

Biking is cool, but risky at the same time, especially if your bike doesn’t have a rear light or if the batteries that power the light are out of juice. Designed by Seong il Lee,…

Eco Factor: Solar-heated water to be provided in Abu Dhabi’s Modern Residential City.

Now there is another reason to live in Abu Dhabi’s upcoming Modern Residential City, as Jordan’s Millennium Energy Industries has announced a project that..

Eco Factor: Carbon neutral USB flash drives made from natural hardwood shell.

To green your storage devices, FlashBay has debuted a new, green range of USB flash drives made from natural hardwood shell from a PEFC-certified source. The drive is…

Eco Factor: Lenovo’s new LCD monitors are highly energy-efficient.

Lenovo has launched a new range of LCD monitors that have received the highest Greenpeace rating in the category. The Thinkvision L2440p, a 24-inch widescreen LCD monitor,…

Eco Factor: Food waste disposal system uses compost to nourish organic vegetables.

By the year 2020 there will be far less land available for irrigation than what will actually be required to provide food for the billions of humans and trillions…

Eco Factor: Sustainable office space for London.

Designed by Allies and Morrison Associates, London’s King’s Cross will get its first of the new generation buildings incorporating both functionality and sustainability. Earmarked for…