Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Amphibious bicycle made using recycled plastic. We’ve been reading about some ingenious ways to take to the open waters in the recent past. Though most of those ways are either too impractical or too expensive, DIYers in China are...

Eco Factor: Recycled greenhouse made from plastic waste. Scotland-based REAP, a local sustainable development charity, has designed a greenhouse that helps you grow organic veggies and fruits using trashed plastic bottles and other unwanted...

Eco Factor: Pedal-powered USB gadget charger. Solar-powered chargers do promise to give your gadget a green charge every time, but sun isn’t a reliable source of energy unless you’re aboard the International Space Station. A team of students...

EcoFactor: Cool pumpkin Jack-o-Lanterns for this Halloween that allow you to capture the spooky spirits using solar power and LED lights. Halloween is not far away and the spooky spirits and fancy dresses are all out of the shelves to have a fun...

Eco Factor: Solar-powered LED coasters that turn blue light up depending on the temperature of the object you place on them. Some DIY stuff is real complicated and ends up giving you a pretty dull-looking gadget that you soon discard. But the...

Eco Factor: Making a solar panel for domestic power in an inexpensive way from old and damaged solar cells. A city skyline with all its polluting and excess lighting can really be a nightmare for stargazers. That is exactly why Mike Davis, an...

EcoFactor: A wonderful and simple way to convert your regular bike into an electric hybrid to reduce emissions. Green commuting has become a necessity, and with growing vehicles on the roads, it seems that the best way to help the planet is by...

EcoFactor: Turning old and discarded satellite dishes into solar concentrators that produce clean energy. Solar energy is one clean power source that is gaining popularity at a rapid pace, and people are coming up with innovative ways to harness the.