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Eco Factor: NASA converts unmanned airplanes into climate scouts. With an ability to stay in the air for more than a day and an operating range of 3400 miles, two Northrop Grumman RQ-4 UAVs have been handed over to NASA for a new assignment. NASA..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric aircraft to run on hydrogen fuel cells. Designers at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Aircraft Design have announced that they’ll be building an electric aircraft that will be powered by hydrogen...

Eco Factor: NASA to build new Sustainability Base with renewable energy harnessing capabilities. NASA, a name synonymous with the most advanced technologies developed for man’s endeavor to reach unseen space, is now making some news on the...

Eco Factor: NASA launches competition to design green aircraft that can achieve 100mph for 200 miles. The Global Green Challenge made universities all over the globe develop green vehicles, which they think can conquer the treacherous Australian...

Eco Factor: Algae harvesting technology for bio-fuel. Apart from planning space missions and looking for ways to shift mankind to extraterrestrial locations, researchers at NASA are also developing tech that could make Earth a better place to live.

Eco Factor: Plan to better the efficiency of tidal energy. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have developed a cost-effective way to harness ocean tides and convert them into useful electricity in a more efficient manner. While...

Eco Factor: Hydrogen fueling station generates hydrogen using renewable energy. NASA’s Glenn Research Center is leading a team of industry and university partners to develop a commercial hydrogen fueling station that will make use of solar and...

Eco Factor: Greenhouse designed to grow plants and vegetables on lunar surface. Arizona-based Paragon Space Development Corporation has developed a greenhouse that could be used to grow veggies on the surface of the moon. Referred to as the Lunar..

Developed by NASA, the EcoSphere is complete eco-system that has been sealed in hand blown glass. The pod contains all the basic necessities of life – water, air and earth. Algae and other microbes sustain each other with nutrients. All the pod...

EcoFactor: A new building technique that uses old freight containers to build new green homes that are not just cost effective but also save energy and time. Using recycled containers from shipping industry and other sectors of commercial...