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Eco Factor: Students develop bio-cell to clean sewage water and generate electricity. A team of engineering students at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur have developed a bio-cell, which they claim can be used to treat sewage water...

Eco Factor: Research focuses on ways to produce biomass best suited for biofuel production. Researchers at Purdue University have identified and grouped the genes responsible for cell wall development in maize, which could further help discover...

Eco Factor: Renewable energy power plant to be set up for Crayola. PPL Renewable Energy has joined forces with UGI Corp. and Crayola to break ground on a 15-acre solar energy park at Crayola’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Forks...

Robots have rapidly evolved from being a fringe phenomenon to becoming an integral part of our lives. Today, almost every car made on our planet has some or the other input from a robot during the production phase. The same can be said for consumer...

Eco Factor: Sculptures created from recycled materials. We’ve seen eco-minded artists design stunning sculptures from a variety of discarded materials such that includes Styrofoam and old kitchen utensils. Sculptor Kris Kuksi is different and...

Eco Gadgets: Solar- and wind-powered vertical farm. Inka Biospheric Systems has developed a completely integrated, closed loop “micro-farm” that runs on solar and wind energy and can be used to grow grasses, fruits and even vegetables on a...

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly cooler destroys micro-organisms and saves energy. Designed by Rochus Jacob, the Thermodynamic Concept cooler is perfect for high-tech kitchens of the emerging world, which need the aid of technology without consuming too...

Eco Factor: World’s fastest computer to be used to solve the world’s biggest problems. After being named as the fastest supercomputer in the world, the Jaguar X75 supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be used to solve some of...

Eco Factor: Edinburgh researchers engineer bacteria to detect land mines. Statistics point out that about 20,000 people are killed every year by land mines that are currently scattered in over 87 countries worldwide. Detecting these land mines is.

Eco Factor: Solar-powered charger for portable electronic devices. Korea-based ZyRUS has unveiled a new solar-powered charger for portable electronic devices that doubles as a USB flash drive. Being touted as a 4-in-1 solar charger, the device...