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AA batteries are the fuel that keeps your gadgets up and running. While they provide power for your cameras and other devices, disposed batteries prove to be a major threat to the environment. This Christmas promote the benefits of solar power and…

Eco Factor: Foot-powered Laptop charger.

Earlier today we wrote about a golf club powered cellphone charger concept, and here we are again with yet another innovation in alternative energy sources. Easy Energy has announced a foot-powered laptop…

The day when we would be using machines that won’t be powered by the little socket somewhere in the wall is still a couple of decades away. But this does not keep some designers and inventors from thinking that the calories burned during exercising.

Eco Factor: Suspension lamp made from old plastic utensils.

Luis Luna has created a stunning suspension lamp made by weaving old plastic spoons and forks into a web. Dubbed “Gluttony,” the suspension lamp gives a plastic disco-ball effect when.

Eco Factor: Solar-powered waiting space creates an environment to cope up restlessness.

Policlinico Umberto 1, Rome’s largest public hospital, was recently reported to be unsafe because of unsanitary conditions. To improve conditions at the…

Eco Factor: 54-story skyscraper adorned with sky gardens.

Architect Daniel Libeskind has proposed a 900-foot-tall skyscraper for New York City, which stands out from the crowd of even taller skyscrapers by including a series of sky gardens at…

Eco Factor: Kinetic energy iPhone charger.

Playing golf is not everyone’s cup of tea, but this does not stop amateur golfers from hurting people nearby with an uncontrolled swing of the club. Mac Funamizu has designed a gadget for all such…

Eco Factor: AMDs new triple-core processor is energy-efficient.

High computing power meant high energy usage, until AMD released their Phenom X3 8450e Processor. This newbie from AMD is a triple-core processor, which features a reduced TDP of just.

Eco Factor: Solar-powered island to use LEDs for lighting.

North Dumpling is a three-acre island off the Connecticut coast, owned by the inventor of Segway Human Transporter, Dean Kamen. The island would be the first ever island entirely lit by…

Eco Factor: Lithium-ion battery supported bike.

Over the years biking has evolved from an adventure sport to an eco-minded person’s ride to the office. Most of us who love sitting on the rear seat of a chauffeur-driven sedan, don’t want leave..