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in kenya, africa’s first national open data initiative
today was a historical day, as kenya became the first country in africa to initiate a national open data project.
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young chinese designer comes up with fascinating concept eyewear which helps people in expressing their emotions
a young chinese designer yunfan tan has come up with ‘magic emotion’ concept, an eyewear which helps people in expressing their emotions and brings some fun to face-to-face communication.
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in india, an illiterate farmer designs a water mill to generate electricity
siddappa, an illiterate farmer from somapur village in gadag district of karnataka, has designed a water mill to generate electricity.
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in china, the world’s most advanced water-rationing system
chinese hydroengineers are embarking on a plan to upgrade the “digital yellow river” – what they claim is the world’s most advanced water-rationing system.
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in bangladesh, new eco-friendly kiln to lower air pollution
UNDP points out that nearly 90% of bricks made in bangladesh, are made in old kilns which are also a large part of the reason why himalayan glaciers are melting.
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in afghanistan and kenya, amazing low-tech DIY internet
FabFi is an ambitious project which is creating Internet networks for eastern afghanistan whose main components can be built out of trash. it’s low-tech, it’s simple, and it works.
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anchalee saengtai: a thai sculptor who transforms spare parts into jumbo ‘robots’
anchalee saengtai is a thai sculptor who transforms automobile and truck spare parts into amazing, jumbo autobots.
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maji matone: a water monitoring project in tanzania
maji matone simply asks villagers to report outages at water-points via SMS.
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in colombia, using fungi as a tool for a food revolution
‘one coke bottle of this gel has the potential to replace a field’s worth of fertilizer,” says dr. sanders, a doctor who has been conducting field tests on this new type of fungi.
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how nuru lights markets LEDs via network of micro-entrepreneurs
the nuru portable LED lights are charged by pedal-operated generators and sold by local entrepreneurs backed by microfinance. currently in india and parts of africa, nuru is looking to expand to new markets.
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honduran high schooler’s low-cost eye-controlled interface
luis cruz is a honduran high-schooler who has come up with his own low-cost eye-controlled interface.
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liberia hopes to save its rainforests by barcoding trees
nearly two-thirds of west africa’s remaining rainforests are in the small but troubled nation of liberia. how can we save them? by barcoding trees, says liberia.