Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Sustainable growing shelter evolves with seasons. Designers at XLXS have created the GrowShelter for people who want to live a sustainable life in the company of animals and plants. The growing shelter evolves with seasons starting...

Eco Factor: New solar plants to be built on public lands. Federal agencies are eyeing the possibility of converting vast areas of barren land in different states of the U.S. into solar power hubs, which can collectively generate more than...

Eco Factor: Light sensor takes advantage of MEG for highly-efficient solar cells and digital cameras. Photons are used in solar cells to generate electric current and almost the same technology is used inside in digital camera where photos define..

Eco Factor: Wind energy over earth’s oceans is an efficient way to generate renewable energy. Offshore wind farms are not a new concept in the renewable energy field and Europe has already made several developments in the technology, which...

Eco Factor: Solar-energy harnessing fan doubles as night lamp. Apart from making you sweaty whenever you go out for work, summers also bring the added expenses of purchasing expensive cooling systems for your home, which could probably cost...

Eco Factor: Vest equipped with solar panels offers a greener way to charge electronic gear. With the number of gadgets a geek carries always on a rise, carrying those many extra batteries or portable solar chargers in your pockets isn’t always...

Eco Factor: Concept bicycle keeps your pants clean. Industrial designer Emmanuel Laffon de Mazieres has designed a new concept bicycle, Kenzo, which makes sure that your ride to save the environment doesn’t show its effect on your pants. The...

Eco Factor: Greenhouse design for Aarhus University campus. Denmark-based architecture firm CEBRA has unveiled the plan for a new botanical garden and greenhouse for the Aarhus University. The project was designed for a building competition that...

Eco Factor: High-density flexible battery to revolutionize renewable energy systems. Infinite Power Solutions has developed a new range of flexible batteries that can herald a new era of even slimmer electronics. The tiny, rechargeable thin-film...

Eco Factor: Low-energy LED lamp from Sanyo. Setting the mood of your living room right and that too while keeping the aesthetics of your room green won’t be a tough ask with Sanyo’s Eneloop Lamp. The LED lamp balances itself upright on the...