Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by hydrogen. Mazda's ecofriendly hydrogen-powered car the RX-8 Hydrogen RE made it to the streets of Norway last October, when 30 cars were imported from Japan. With the increase in the number of people...

Here’s a two-seated car that is able to lie flat on the highway, along with the knack of shrinking down on busy roads to give away space, offering better parking. Purely ingenious, I say! Designed by Oskar Johansen from Norway, this vehicle makes...

Although criminals have been fond guilty for some horrendous crimes against humanity and put behind bars, there still lies a chance for ’em to show their goodness for our planet at the world's first ecological prison. Although the idea of a...

Many a times it happens so that we overlook our own gold mines and desire to look into other’s resources. The same hold true for Norway too. This beautiful Scandinavian country is no doubt one of the world's leading oil and gas exporters, but is...

Prisons usually are thought of as closed cells where prisoners are given inhuman treatment and are made to work in areas which are not fit for human survival. Now think Norway's way - A prison where the prisoners are kept in minimum security and in...

Coal emissions are considered among the dirtiest of fossil fuels, a big source of gases leading to global warming. So, many countries are trying to find ways to clean up these emissions in a race likely to yield billions of dollars for the best...

Southern Norway hopes to get a clean-air highway. To let its dream come true, it has opened its first hydrogen filling station for motor vehicles. A joint effort called HyNor has been taken by companies, government and organizations, who are...

It moves like a snake and fights fire! It is another Anna Konda - not another fiction-writer's imagination. But, the 'real' 3 m long and 70 kg snake is developed by SINTEF in Norway. It is a robotic snake -- containing 20 water hydraulic motors to...