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Eco Factor: Water filter made from 95% recycled materials.

If you live in a developing country where access to drinking water is not that easy, then Z-Pitcher might just be something that you were waiting for all this time. The $40 filter is made.

Eco Factor: Solar-powered Wi-Fi units to provide free internet services.

Internet access is not limited to computers and cyber cafes any more. With mobile devices getting smarter, cheap internet access is the need of the hour. Meraki, a company on.

Eco Factor: Compact car for two gets powered by electric hub motors.

The increase in the number of cars on the road has tempted car designers to develop concepts which are small, efficient, fast and green. CityAnts is one such car that has been…

Eco Factor: Solar powered public restrooms for the City of Portland.

The City of Portland’s public bathroom program has given rise to a solar-powered public restroom that costs a whopping $140,000. This expensive “loo” is expected to make…

Eco Factor: Walt-Disney’s ecofriendly movie Trilli to premier in a pavilion made from recycled plastic.

Children try to imitate whatever they see happening around them. Walt Disney knows this and has made an ecofriendly movie called Trilli to encoura

Eco Factor: Solar-powered cable car setup used as public transport in Colombia.

Cable cars are common in ski villages around the world, however, Medellin in Colombia uses the same system as a sustainable and cheaper alternative to commonly used…

Eco Factor: Hydrogen fuel cells for portable electronic devices.

We all want our gadgets to be powered by solar and wind energy, but neither of them seems a feasible source for portable electronics. Until they are made more efficient, fuel cells…

Eco Factor: Energy saving LCD consumes 99% less electricity.

Japanese electronics company Funai has developed a new LCD display that the company claims consumes just 0.16mW of electricity per square centimeter, which is just about 1% of what other.

Eco Factor: Wave powered hydroelectric generator.

Efforts have always been made to harness the tremendous power of the ocean waves, be it tidal generators or ocean wave turbines, all generators prove to be an expensive way to generate green…

Eco Factor: Basic cellphone gets powered by the sun.

The technology-driven world of today is highly dependent on devices such as mobile phones to keep us in contact with our relatives and friends. While some people are rich enough to own the…