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Eco Factor: Flexible glass could store high voltage current for portable power. Researchers at Penn State University have reported the highest known breakdown strength for bulk glass ever measured. The research determines the amount of energy that.

Eco Factor: Porous pavement reuses trashed glass pieces. Presto Geosystems has developed a new kind of hard-surfaced pavement made from recycled glass which can capture rain and storm water and can collect it using an underground storage system....

Designers act like scientists in some ways. They are constantly experimenting with the use of materials in unexpected ways. And in our green world, they are always looked upon to transform mundane useless stuff into outstanding pieces of art. Well,...

If LEDs and OLEDs are the future of lighting and that is what you thought would remain the situation for the next few years then you surely are in for a shock. It may not be much of a shock though if you have been following the amazing trends in...

While dumping every possible grime and trash in that bin, I have never given a deep thought to how and who is going to take care of it after it leaves my premises on the garbage trucks. Sorry for my ignorance about recycling garbage but it gets even...

Recycling has indeed become such a cool thing that most people who take to it get so used to recycled products that they go on using more of them. Recycling not only helps save the planet, but it also helps save all that cash from your bank account....

Recycling has indeed become a major part of the modern eco-industry and beyond being just another fancy name given to the not-so-good-looking products, eco-friendly gadgets and art pieces of the today’s world are as good as any in regards to both the.

I have been collecting empty glass bottles to sell them as scrap. But this DIY idea made me change my mind. I think I will test my creative thumb and make up some attractive art de décor stuff from them. Cutting glass is easier than you might think,...

Green architecture is taking over the world; at least some parts of the world, that is. In the place I live in, it might take a good decade or two to even arrive but it seems like those who are consumed by it are growing in numbers at an alarmingly...

Apparently, the energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials. This is not what I say,...