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Eco Factor: Phone made from recycled aluminum carries ultra-low power E-Ink display. Designed by Luis Barceló, the Nokia Ink 01 is an answer to the growth in the number of cellphones being used and their impact on the environment. The Nokia Ink..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission yacht powered by hydrogen fuel cells generates renewable energy for on-board systems. In a bid to study pollution caused by the use of fossil fuels in the Mediterranean, the Zero CO2, which is the world’s first hydrogen.

Eco Factor: Sustainable space gets inflated with passing wind currents. Created by Mass Studies, the Air Forest provides sustainable space for a wide range of applications. The 1,400 square-meter pavilion can be inflated with passing wind...

Eco Factor: Concept cellphone powered by alcohol. Apart from solar and wind energy, other green energy sources are being developed to run our portable gadgets and like always designers are taking cellphones to perfect their most ingenious of...

Eco Factor: Device captures water condensate in the AC for watering the garden. Summer months are not just hard for you, but the same for your garden as well. Watering gardens during summers increases your utility bills and if you forget doing...

Eco Factor: Hydrosense water consumption monitor tracks leaks to their source. Tracking electricity consumption in a normal household isn’t a new concept, but tracking water usage and detecting the tap which is consuming the most with just one..

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient HomePlug adapter saves up to 50% power in standby mode. Energy-efficiency is the need of the hour, and electronic companies are quite well versed with the requirements as most products launched recently offer greater..

Eco Factor: Limousines powered by biofuel produced from plant waste. The world’s most important climate change conference will see the likes of Gordon Brown and Barack Obama being ferried in luxurious limousines propelled by a unique biofuel...

Eco Factor: Modular home generates solar and wind electricity, harvests rainwater. Designed by Michael Jantzen, the Homestead House is a design for alternative housing that explores the potential use of renewable energy generating systems and...

Eco Factor: Algae to be used for cheap ethanol production. In an effort to fuel the world with clean and cheap energy, Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels have partnered to build algae farms that can convert carbon dioxide into ethanol, which can...