History of Innovation in US agriculture
By Webmaster, 1 April 2013
The purpose of the Agricultural Innovation and Heritage Archive, an online repository created by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is to collect and preserve the history of modern agriculture.
Why not a cardboard bicycle?
By Webmaster, 2 January 2013
The finished product weighs 9 kg and can carry a rider of 220 kg
3D Printing combines size and cheapness
By Webmaster, 22 November 2012
Matthew Rogge, Bethany Weeks and Brandon Bowman, had shredded and melted their bottles, and then used a 3D printer to print themselves a plastic vessel. 3D Printers used by hobbyists are not expensive, but they are small. Many would find it hard to make anything larger than a coffee cup. Those used by engineering companies cost serious money—and even they might balk at printing an object the size of the Milk Carton Derby boat.
Addressing the Toilet Challenge
By Webmaster, 7 September 2012
If there is a chance to meet the Millennium Development Goal to halve the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation, it will happen through innovation in toilet technology. The Bill Gates Foundation awarded three new concepts in its competition on ’Reinventing the Toilet Challenge’
Innovation is there, but where is the political will to mobilize it for development
By Webmaster, 27 July 2012
Innovation has created immense capabilities for improving life conditions, in areas such as food production and information technologies, but these coexist with growing poverty rates, widespread hunger and poor health conditions for much of the world’s population. there has never been so much innovation with so little benefit for far-reaching social welfare.
MIT Entrepreneurship for Development
By Webmaster, 14 April 2012
The MIT Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship was founded on the belief that economic progress and good governance in low-income countries emerge from entrepreneurship and innovations that empower ordinary citizens
Stanford initiative to drive sustainable change
By Webmaster, 14 April 2012
The Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, known informally as SEED, seeks to stimulate, develop, and disseminate research and innovations that enable entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders to alleviate poverty in developing economies.
Driving change through education
By Webmaster, 14 April 2012
The Indus Foundation is an organization dedicated to empowering the students of India for accessing the best educational and career opportunities in the world.
