http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/18/fixing-the-world-on-2-a-day/ Science and Engineering: Innovation, Research, Education and Economics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:32:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/18/fixing-the-world-on-2-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-63337 Curious Cat Engineering Blog » Reducing Poverty Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:32:18 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/?p=1807#comment-63337 We have highlighted various uses of appropriate technology, many of which help those in poverty improve their lives... We have highlighted various uses of appropriate technology, many of which help those in poverty improve their lives…

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/18/fixing-the-world-on-2-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-63182 Curious Cat Engineering Blog » Engineering a Better World: Bike Corn-Sheller Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:48:48 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/?p=1807#comment-63182 The basic concept for the maize-sheller was first developed in Guatemala by an NGO called MayaPedal, and then refined by Wu last semester as a class project in D-Lab: Design, a class taught by Department of Mechanical Engineering Senior Lecturer Amy Smith... The basic concept for the maize-sheller was first developed in Guatemala by an NGO called MayaPedal, and then refined by Wu last semester as a class project in D-Lab: Design, a class taught by Department of Mechanical Engineering Senior Lecturer Amy Smith…

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/07/18/fixing-the-world-on-2-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-62153 Thomas Wright Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:01:26 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/?p=1807#comment-62153 That sounds like a really great idea. Made me wonder whether I could pitch the concept to 'SPRU' (Science & technology Research Unit) at my university (Sussex). I reckon it'd go down really well with IDS (Institute for Development Studies) too. Come to think of it, Sussex is the perfect UK university for this kind of thing. Thanks for the post! That sounds like a really great idea. Made me wonder whether I could pitch the concept to ‘SPRU’ (Science & technology Research Unit) at my university (Sussex). I reckon it’d go down really well with IDS (Institute for Development Studies) too. Come to think of it, Sussex is the perfect UK university for this kind of thing. Thanks for the post!

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