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Nov 6 2009
Eco Factor: Concept lamp depicts the virtues of trees and their importance. Industrial designer Kitae Pak has come up with a concept lamp that encourages people to think about the environment and its dependence on trees. Dubbed Tree & Root, the...
Nov 6 2009
Eco Factor: Laptop cooler made from sustainable materials. With the market already flooding with notebook coolers of different makes, designs and features, Macally has launched a new range of notebook coolers that are made from sustainable...
Nov 6 2009
Eco Factor: Prototype house generates renewable electricity and reuses gray water. Broadway Malyan has designed a prototype sustainable dwelling for Sime Darby Property of Malaysia that will be used as an example of affordable green dwellings for...
Nov 6 2009
Eco Factor: NASA converts unmanned airplanes into climate scouts. With an ability to stay in the air for more than a day and an operating range of 3400 miles, two Northrop Grumman RQ-4 UAVs have been handed over to NASA for a new assignment. NASA has...
Nov 5 2009
Eco Factor: Zero-emission car designed to be powered by an electric engine. Massachusetts-based Factory Five, the world’s leading designer and seller of kit cars, has showcased an all-electric version of a 1933 hot rod that according to the company...
Nov 5 2009
Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle designed to be powered by electricity. Designers have always worked hard to show us the world of the future as they envision it to be in their dreams. We all know that with fossil fuel sources depleting at the rate...
Nov 5 2009
Eco Factor: Healthcare facility reuses water and generates renewable energy. China’s Shunde Architectural Design Institute has teamed up with American HMC Architects to produce the first-of-its-kind healthcare facility in China. The proposal...
Nov 5 2009
Eco Factor: New flower species absorbs nitrogen oxide and takes out heat from the atmosphere. Toyota is regularly being criticized by rivals, who claim that the company’s Prius isn’t as green as other vehicles once the car’s manufacturing...
Nov 5 2009
Eco Factor: Low-emission hybrid propulsion system for boats. In an effort to lower the carbon footprint of pleasure boats, Austrian motorboat maker Frauscher Bootswerft has teamed up with Steyr Motors to develop the first-of-its-kind serialized...
Nov 5 2009
Eco Factor: Concept manhole cover powered by hydroelectricity. Industrial designers Cheolyeon Jo and Youngsun Lee have come up with electronic manhole covers that apart from performing their primary function can also be used to direct you to the...