Eco Factor: Solar-powered playground made from sustainable materials. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans it left it without many houses and playgrounds. Since then...

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...

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...

While I was waiting at the medical store’s counter to get some medicine for a patient, a young guy with a haggard look and shabby dress, shaking and unsteady, came...

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....

Eco Factor: Solar-powered waiting space creates an environment to cope up restlessness. Policlinico Umberto 1, Rome’s largest public hospital, was recently reported...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Eco Factor: New research indicates that sound can be a source of energy for cellphones and portable electronics. A cellphone normally spends its battery power to keep...

Eco Factor: O2 launches energy-efficient universal charger. Research conducted by O2 states that about £30 million worth of electricity is wasted every year in the UK...

Eco Factor: Battery-powered boat uses solar panels for a recharge. Alan Belle, an engineering lecturer at the Australian Maritime College, and his team have developed...

Eco Factor: Sustainable tower houses sky gardens and wind turbines. Gensler architects have announced a sustainable tower that at 632 meters will be the tallest tower...

Eco Factor: Eco-friendly concept car powered by electric axle motors. One thing we don’t often see in concept cars is the focus on driver and passenger safety....

Eco Factor: CFC-free inhalers cost more but prove green. The New Year will see all albuterol inhalers used in the U.S. getting eco-friendly and a bit more expensive....

Eco Factor: Shipping container home has low environmental impact. “Port-a-bach” is a compact home designed specifically for those who love living a nomadic life....

Developed by NASA, the EcoSphere is complete eco-system that has been sealed in hand blown glass. The pod contains all the basic necessities of life – water, air and...

Eco Factor: Highly-efficient wind turbine design. FloDesign Wind Turbine has developed a new turbine design that could generate electricity at half the cost of...