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Solar energy is one of the most impressive and easily available sources of green energy that has the potential to power everything from the PMPs we carry to the cars we drive. Toyota has already started exploring the potential of solar energy by announcing that it will use solar panels in its next-generation Prius hybrid car. read more »
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Eco Factor: Solar powered stroller. While we were trying to teach the benefits of renewable energy to adults, we found discovered a solar-powered stroller. The design was showcased at 100% Futures, a student exhibition at Tokyo Design Week. While the solar panels incorporated are nowhere near enough to power your hybrid, read more »
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Eco Factor: Concept skyscraper including a multitude of eco technologies. Living in skyscrapers is nothing new, but concepts now have started floating in which allow people to live and grow their own vegetables in the sky. Eco-minded architecture firm TR Hamzah & Yeang, has come up with a skyscraper design for Singapore, dubbed the EDITT (Ecological Design In The Tropics) Tower. read more »
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Eco Factor: Electric neighborhood car with solar panels on the roof. Matra has just face lifted the GEM and developed a completely new model called “The UV”. Not only the name and the design have been changed, but the GEM has also undergone some serious technological changes that have provided more power to this small and cute neighborhood car. read more »
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EcoFactor: Soil-less fruit and vegetable grower. Research shows that people in the UK eat vegetables and fruit at the rate of just 3 per day, and their routine diet consists of un-ecofriendly meat. Designer Rob Scott thinks he has figured out a way that would allow the residents of the UK to increase their daily veggie consumption to 5 per day with a concept fruit-growing device he c read more »
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EcoFactor: A masterplan of a self-dependent resort and residences for the Caribbean isle of Nevis. Designed by Make Architects, this is a masterplan for a 600-acre site on the Caribbean island of Nevis. Consisting of a luxury spa resort and some deluxe private residences, this amazing design focuses on self-sufficiency and ecofriendliness. read more »
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EcoFactor: Solar powered Mercedes-Benz Formula Zero sports car. Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Center of North America has unveiled a concept car dubbed the Formula Zero. The Formula Zero concepts aims to combine the thrill of Formula One and the efficiency of yacht racing, without compromising on the environment. This new car also looks for some changes in the way motorsports are con read more »
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Imagine installing photovoltaics almost as easily as carpet. Researchers led by John Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering at t read more »
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