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Eco Factor: Fast recharging battery for trains and buses charges in 10 minutes.
The main reason electric buses aren’t that common all over the world is that batteries usually take hours to recharge, which makes them unfit for use in buses plying.
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The acquisition of farmland from the world’s poor by rich countries and international corporations is accelerating at an alarming rate, with an area half the size...
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The Sakarya University Advanced Technologies Implementation Group (SAITEM) sets a record in fuel efficiency. Having been adjudged the third best fuel-efficient car in...
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission car running on hydrogen gets 568km per liter of hydrogen.
Soaring fuel prices and the rise in global warming have always made inventors put...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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Cheap Chic Weddings.com, is a wedding website that helps you plan a beautiful and elegant wedding without spending your life savings on your big day. The contest called...
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Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Queensland, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting...
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Eco Factor: Urine broken down into hydrogen using electrolysis.
With the dearth of low-emission fuels and the high cost of renewable energy generating system such as...
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The Slovenian hydro pumped storage power plant has given all the bicyclists a reason to smile. Built with an innovative approach, it provides riders with an open plain...
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The UK is serious about cutting down on its CO2 emissions and reducing the ever-increasing noise pollution. As it’s quite imperative to monitor the air quality before...
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Eco Factor: Nitrogen-fueled fireworks produce less smoke and lesser toxins.
Be it Diwali in India or the Fourth of July celebrations in U.S., people love to watch...
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A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.
Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong...
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InterHome, a new home that is capable of learning and adapting to its residents and take critical actions. In case the doors are left unlocked or burglers intrude, you...
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SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology) does a great job in making solar panels to flutter and gleam while lending a perfect grace to your abode. The siblings,...
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Motorola, one of the world leaders in the development and deployment of TETRA communication solutions, has been commissioned by Sine Network to install a total of 40...
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One of the world’s best hybrid cars, Toyota’s Prius thinks ahead of the times. Even before hitting the market, Toyota has plans to keep it fully recyclable when it...
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission lawnmower is powered by electricity.
Gone are the days when mowing your lawn in the morning could have triggered a neighborhood brawl....
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The architects at Gray Organschi Architecture have designed a simple but innovative structure from raw materials giving a completely new meaning to creativity. This...
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Eco Factor: Eco artist turns plastic trash into functional jewelry.
What relevance do trashed plastic bottles and aluminum cans hold for normal party animals? I guess...
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Zambian green trendsetter Benjamin Banda now earns a sustainable living out of his creative thinking. He set up a self-sustaining business of constructing bikes from...
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Eco Factor: Highly efficient solar cells are tailored to suit their location.
UK-based Quantasol has achieved a world record for the most efficient gallium arsenide...
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Eco Factor: Junk bike powered by electricity.
What good are recycled objects if they’re developed for an exhibition or a show and are returned to the junkyard after...
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Showcased at Salone Satellite during the Milano Furniture Fair 2009, Japanese designer Arihiro Miyake has come up with a trendy extension cable dubbed the “Trush...
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Electric companies are warning lawmakers that prices will go up if Congress passes a global warming bill that doesn’t give utilities some allowances to emit...
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AP, Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh woman made a fake federal bankruptcy court seal on a document in hopes a utility company wouldn’t cut off her electric service. Dorothy Hunt, 41,...
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General Electric Co. said Friday its first-quarter earnings fell 36 percent on sharply lower profits at its troubled finance arm, but the results beat Wall Street...
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AP, Washington
General Electric Co. says its first-quarter earnings fell 36 percent on sharply lower profits at its troubled finance arm, but the results beat Wall Street forecasts in...
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AP, Redondo Beach
Northrop Grumman Corp., the second-largest U.S. military contractor, has developed an electric laser with enough power to shoot down enemy missiles and drones.
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Shares of General Electric Co. plunged by as much as 18 percent Wednesday, its fourth consecutive day of decline, as investors speculated that more problems lurk at GE...
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AP, Beijing
As companies abroad slash spending to ride out a global slump, China’s biggest utility is pouring money into the multibillion-dollar field of electric power...
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General Electric Co. said Wednesday that Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt declined his 2008 bonus as it struggles with a declining stock price amid a...
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Eco Factor: Concept Motorbike powered by removable batteries.
Electric plug-in vehicles are the need of the hour. However, if you live in a skyscraper or if you park...
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered air conditioning systems.
The best way to get rid of blackouts during heat waves is to use the energy from the sun to cool your home....
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In a discouraging report for the American economy, General Electric Co. posted a 46 percent drop in quarterly earnings on Friday and warned of a “tough...
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General Electric Co.’ fourth-quarter net income fell 46 percent, weighed down by its ailing financial business and capping a difficult year for the industrial...
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General Electric says its fourth-quarter earnings dropped 46 percent as it restructured its troubled lending arm. The news comes as the conglomerate says it expects...
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AP, Washington
General Electric Co. says its fourth quarter earnings dropped 46 percent as it restructured its troubled lending arm. The come as investors worry the conglomerate may...
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AP, San Diego
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. says it must build a $1.9 billion, 123-mile transmission line to harness solar, wind and underground heat from a distant desert.
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Eco Factor: Lighting system uses the power of water to light up your pool.
Lighting your pool with power-guzzling lamps can not only give you a electric shock while...
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Better Place, a U.S. company that promotes electric vehicles, said Tuesday it will build battery exchange stations in Japan as part of a government pilot project to...
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Barefoot Motors LLC engineer Elliott Schless stands next to the production prototype of the company’s electric ATV, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at the company’s plant in Ashland, Ore. Barefoot is one of a few small companies that have high hopes that organic...
