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Beth Kolko and Design for Digital Inclusion
Beth Kolko manages the Design for Digital Inclusion research group at the University of Washington, a group that includes undergrads, grads and faculty across fields, focusing on a wide variety of topics: technology in Central Asia, non-instrumental uses of technology, technology and autism, games for development, and other topics. Uniting her work is a basic questions about technology use in different communities: What ICTs (information and community technologies) are adopted in diverse...
In the News: Software, Robots Green Bottom Line
Tech geeks turn their attention towards energy efficiency. From robotic farmhands to new software, today's news highlights technological innovations that are saving money and energy. Several stories detail the unveiling of Hara, a Silicon Valley startup that aims to help companies navigate a "post-carbon economy." It allows them to measure energy use, water consumption and carbon footprint, then figure out which improvements are best for the planet and the bottom line. Companies spend...
Cardboard Cooker Wins $75,000
By Anna Simpson Solar-powered cooker wins $75,000 in the FT Climate Change Challenge A solar-powered cardboard cooker, which aims to transform the lives of hundreds of millions of villagers in developing countries, is the winner of a $75,000 prize in a global competition for innovation to tackle climate change. The Kyoto Box is targeted at the two billion people who use firewood for cooking, and has the potential to deliver huge environmental and social benefits. “We’re saving lives...
Go Out and Play With the City: Matt Jones's Demon-Haunted World
Pressing his finger firmly against the rapid heartbeat of urban intellectual infrastructure, designer Matt Jones has created a stunning slideshow on informatics that takes a look at all the things that make cities alive that you can't see with the naked eye. These are the conversations, signals and patterns that we are constantly creating, and are now enhancing, mapping and transforming with innovative software technology. In his presentation, The Demon-Haunted World, he takes a look at...
That's Hot: EcoDrain Recovers Waste Heat
You've probably heard the saying "like pouring money down the drain." Well, the innovators at EcoDrain say that's exactly what you are doing every time you take a shower -- unless you have installed their high-performance water heat exchanger, that is. The EcoDrain device (the little gray rectangle in the illustration) circulates heat from your "used" hot water, and transfers it to the incoming cold water. Here's how it works: when you turn on the shower, hot water comes from your storage...
Coming Soon to a Body of Water Near You: Pollution Sniffing Robot Fish
If it looks like a fish and moves like a fish -- there's a chance it may be a robot. British scientists are ready to introduce five pollution-sniffing robots into the northern Spanish port of Gijon, according to Reuters. If this trial is successful, the scientists hope the seal-sized robots will be used in lakes, rivers and seas throughout the world. The scientists used biomimicry principles to design the carp-shaped robots to ensure energy efficiency, which will allow the robots to...
New Energy Innovations to Light Up Your Life
I just Stumbledupon this great article form Ecoble, which presents some amazing innovations for creating light efficiently: Vu1 Electron Stimulated Luminescence bulb Seattle-based lighting company Vu1 has launched an Electron Stimulated Luminescent (ESL) bulb, which creates soft light like a CFL, costs about as much, and is mercury free. In fact, the company states that their product contains no toxic materials whatsoever. Could this be the beginning of a light bulb revolution? Perhaps....
GPS, Smart Phones Move Online Games to the Real World and Vice Versa
Gamers and web developers are mixing tech tools like smart phones and GPS devices with social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to create potentially hundreds of new avenues where humans can take interaction from the web to the street and vice versa. New smart phone applications, like the soon to be launched Gowalla, for example, are helping translate our real world journeys into adventure games and opportunities to share with our online communities where we've been, what we did...
Free Google Tool To Help Measure Personal Energy Consumption
Earlier this week, Google.org announced plans to develop a personal energy metering tool that will allow users to monitor their home energy consumption. The PowerMeter "will show consumers their electricity consumption in near real-time in a secure iGoogle Gadget," according to the organization's website. Google believes consumers have a right to detailed information about their home energy use, and that real-time energy information could help people make smarter choices that will save them...
Cutting Edge Green Gadgets
A green design competition turns up some great new ideas by Pete Davies I love gadgets, and I’m obsessed with things that help to increase energy efficiency. So when the two come together, I’m a very happy camper. This will explain why I’m so excited about the second Greener Gadgets Design Competition that is currently running online. You can view the shortlist and vote for your favorites to make the shortlist that will appear for live judging at the Greener Gadgets...
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