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Eco Factor: Charger converts mechanical energy into electricity. In Chinese tradition balls have been used as health and fitness toys for centuries. Rolling two balls in one’s hand stimulates acupuncture points and loosens bones and muscles...

[Image from DUNE: Arenaceous Anti-Desertification Architecture] Eco Factor: Creative plan to stop desertification by greening the Sahara Desert. Magnus Larsson, a student at the Architectural Association in London, has proposed an outrageous...

Eco Factor: Concept car designed to run on electricity. Taking the ever increasing demand of storage space and the need to go green into consideration, industrial designer Mark Kruse has come with a concept car aimed towards the Volkswagen brand...

Eco Factor: Concept motorcycle designed to run on electricity. A green Harley Davidson seems to be an oxymoron, but concept bike designer Nicolas Petit thinks otherwise. Petit has made sure that in a world where car and motorcycle manufacturers...

Eco Factor: Portable, non-electric water purification device. We have seen some really ingenious low-tech water purification systems in the past, but none of them are practical enough to be used to provide relief after natural disasters like...

Eco Factor: Building crafted from recycled materials powers itself using solar energy. Berkeley is all set to unveil a $28 million state-of-the-art mixed-use building, which is made of 53% recycled materials and has received the highest rating for.

Eco Factor: Green roof used to grow vegetables for the restaurant below. The Flat, an old Holiday Inn Motor hotel, which was converted into luxury apartments with an attached restaurant three years ago, has gone through a green makeover in the...

Eco Factor: Wind Energizer by Leviathan Energy increases wind output by 30%. Wind turbine designers have always believed that the best way to increase the output of a wind turbine is to increase the size of the blades. However, with a dearth of...

Eco Factor: Solar-powered window blinds for the eco-minded homeowner. Industrial designers Yoon Lee and KC Chung have designed modern window blinds that do much more than protect the harsh rays of the sun from heating your interior space. SuniT, ..

Eco Factor: Modular and sustainable furniture system for outdoors. Designed by Mitch Crawford, the Infuego offers a stylish, trendy and green alternative for outdoor entertainment. The modular furniture system is ideal for garden environments and..