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Eco Factor: Solar-powered pay-for-use vending systems to be installed in Kenya. Mobile phones were a revolutionary breakthrough of the 20th century, which connected people all over the world with a common medium. Carrying the technology into the...

Eco Factor: New packaged water distribution technique re-uses water bottles. We all want clean water to drink, and with the amount of toxins present in the water sources increasing with every passing day, people have resorted to the use of...

Eco Factor: Evaporation-based water purifier. Yesterday we wrote about an osmosis-based water purifier, which would be able to convert seawater into potable water. The approach seemed fantastic, but the infrastructure it would require will cost...

Solar Still is a perfect water distiller designed especially for remote areas or during power outrages. Solar stills mimic the natural process, when the water evaporates, it removes only pure water and leaves all contaminated behind. The solar still.

Check out the winning bike from Innovate or Die Pedal-Powered Machine Contest. The Aquaduct is a three-wheeled bike intended for people who lack access to clean drinking water. Built around a large tank, the Aquaduct Mobile Filtration Vehicle uses...

A vision straight out of 'Futurama' gives birth to a Columbia professor's belief that it is by converting the skyscrapers into crop farms, global warming can be reduced, making New York cleaner. Here's how it might work - Dr. Dickson...